# NTSB FTW75DRD21: Piper PA-28, N5413S, Lockport, LA, December 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1974
- Place: Lockport, LA · LOCKPORT, LA
- Location: 29.6441° N, 90.5316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6441&lon=-90.5316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4045  74/12/26   LOCKPORT,LA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 223
        TIME - 0930                    N5413S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- COWS ON BOTH SIDES OF TKOF PATH. COW RAN IN FRONT OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5413S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5413S-2002-01-03), registration cancelled 2002-01-03, S/N 28-7105140, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741226044619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741226044619A), Dec 26, 1974: Piper PA28180, Lockport, LA, Substantial damage. Cows on both sides of tkof path. Cow ran in front of acft.

## Other investigations on N5413S (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA199), Jun 4, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N5413S), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the student pilot's selection of a takeoff runway conducive to a tailwind weather condition and his failure to maintain airspeed and his inadvertent stall during takeoff initial climb. Factors in the…
- [NTSB LAX99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA055), Dec 18, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N5413S), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which lead to an inadvertent stall/mush 10 feet above the ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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