# NTSB IAD74AI040: Piper PA-28, N4888L, Speedwell, TN, February 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Speedwell, TN · SPEEDWELL, TN
- Location: 36.4587° N, 83.8719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Speedwell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4587&lon=-83.8719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0140   74/2/3    SPEEDWELL,TENN      PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N4888L              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              FLINT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OB5VD ABT 100-200FT ABV FOOTHILLS REENTERED CLDS.HIT TREES 2500FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4888L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4888L-1974-03-29), registration cancelled 1974-03-29, S/N 28-4254, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4888L (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 LAX70F0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0053), Jul 15, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N4888L), Buckeye, AZ, 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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