# NTSB FTW77DPG56: Piper PA-28R, N38140, Mt.Olive, AR, July 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1977
- Place: Mt.Olive, AR · MT.OLIVE, AR
- Location: 36.0031° N, 92.0905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Olive, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0031&lon=-92.0905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1351   77/7/2    MT.OLIVE,AR         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 125
        TIME - 1400                    N38140              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATESVILLE,AR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38140](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38140-1978-01-13), registration cancelled 1978-01-13, S/N 28R-7737080, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816) (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 19770702017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770702017869A), Jul 2, 1977: Piper PA28180, Mt.Olive, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N38140 (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 FTW77FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA071), Aug 19, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N38140), Healdton, OK, destroyed, 1 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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