# NTSB FTW76DRJ32: Piper PA-25, N4868Y, Winnsboro, LA, July 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Winnsboro, LA · WINNSBORO, LA
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1723  76/7/19    WINNSBORO,LA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6000
        TIME - 1500                    N4868Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIDDIEVILLE,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT DISTRACTED BY OPEN DOOR,DESCENDED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4868Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4868Y-1998-08-11), registration cancelled 1998-08-11, S/N 254670 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (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 19760719019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719019859A), Jul 19, 1976: Piper PA25235, Winnsboro, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot distracted by open door,descended into trees.

## Other investigations on N4868Y (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 FTW71DRJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRJ35), May 16, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N4868Y), Clarksville, TX, substantial damage

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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