# NTSB IAD74DKM24: Piper PA-28, N6449W, Albemarle, NC, November 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Albemarle, NC · ALBEMARLE, NC
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3333   73/11/3   ALBEMARLE,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 180
        TIME - 1415                    N6449W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN RUMMAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBEMARLE,NC                CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNIMPROVED RWY DNWND,DNHILL.PLT DID NOT TKOF IN OTR DIR DUE UPHILL AND HI TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6449W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449W-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 28-20521 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: John Rummage

## 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 19731103034969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731103034969A), Nov 3, 1973: Piper PA28140, Albemarle, NC, Substantial damage. Unimproved rwy dnwnd,dnhill. Plt did not tkof in otr dir due uphill and hi trees.

## Other investigations on N6449W (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 NYC65D0224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0224), May 16, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6449W), Ocean City, NJ, 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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