# NTSB FTW76AF126: Piper PA-28, N55481, Greenfield, OK, September 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Greenfield, OK · GREENFIELD, OK
- Location: 35.7291° N, 98.3775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7291&lon=-98.3775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3109  76/9/26    GREENFIELD,OK       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0545                    N55481              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEATHERFORD,OK              ENID,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      72
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOST CONTROL DURING ATTEMPTED TURN AROUND. PLT STATED HE GOT A FEW MINUTES SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55481-1976-11-08), registration cancelled 1976-11-08, S/N 287325413 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19760926033039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926033039A), Sep 26, 1976: Piper PA28140, Greenfield, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control during attempted turn around. Plt stated he got a few minutes sleep the night before.

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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