# NTSB IAD73AI004: Piper PA-28, N9882W, Oneonta, AL, March 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: Oneonta, AL · ONEONTA, AL
- Location: 33.9470° N, 86.4898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oneonta, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9470&lon=-86.4898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73AI004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4165  73/3/22    ONEONTA,ALA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 128
        TIME - 1500                    N9882W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEONTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONEONTA,ALA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- MED CERTIFICATE & APPEAL DENIED DUE TO HEMIPARESIS OF THE R SIDE.HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9882W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9882W-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28-23402 (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
- Airport: Oneonta

## 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 19730322006649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322006649A), Mar 22, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Oneonta, AL, Destroyed. Med certificate & appeal denied due to hemiparesis of the r side. Hit trees short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N9882W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA68F0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0140), Aug 19, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N9882W), New Hope, AL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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