# NTSB IAD70AI062: Piper PA-28, N3936K, Rose Hill, NC, June 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1970
- Place: Rose Hill, NC · ROSE HILL, NC
- Location: 34.8260° N, 78.0259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rose Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8260&lon=-78.0259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0976  70/6/14    ROSE HILL,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1302                    N3936K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK COOPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             JACKSONVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- DRUG LVL 1.9 MG PCT BARBITURATE.PHENOBARBITOL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3936K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3936K-1974-08-14), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N 28-23811, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jack Cooper

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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