# NTSB FTW75DRD64: Piper PA-28, N32558, Baton Rouge, LA, May 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1150  75/5/11    BATON ROUGE,LA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N32558              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- DITCH ON SIDE OF TAXIWAY OBSCURED BY GRASS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32558](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32558-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 28-7525084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## 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 19750511011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511011549A), May 11, 1975: Piper PA28140, Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. Ditch on side of taxiway obscured by grass

## Other investigations on N32558 (1)

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 FTW75AF076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF076), Jun 27, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N32558), Baton Rouge, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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