# NTSB IAD71AI023: Piper PA-30, N7736Y, Creston, NC, November 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1970
- Place: Creston, NC · CRESTON, NC
- Location: 36.4279° N, 81.6237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4279&lon=-81.6237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2036   70/11/4   CRESTON,NC          PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 7300
        TIME - 1045                    N7736Y              PX-  0  1  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BENNETTSVILLE,SC            JOHNSON CITY,TENN            CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- MNTN RIDGES OBSCURED. HIT TREES AND CRASHED ON NEXT RIDGE. NO WEA BRIEF RECD AFTER 1ST DEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7736Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7736Y-1972-02-03), registration cancelled 1972-02-03, S/N 30-826 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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