# NTSB IAD74DLJ45: Piper PA-28, N4350J, White Lake, NC, May 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1974
- Place: White Lake, NC · WHITE LAKE, NC
- Location: 34.6469° N, 78.4886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Lake, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6469&lon=-78.4886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1508  74/5/30    WHITE LAKE,NC       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 164
        TIME - 1325                    N4350J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE LAKE,NC               FAYETTEVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UN CLB ABV PWR LINE.LWRD NOSE TO AVOID WIRES,HIT TRUCK AND POLE.ENCTRD SANDY PART OF FLD DRG TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4350J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4350J-1974-07-18), registration cancelled 1974-07-18, S/N 28-22728, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: White Lake

## 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 19740530014899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740530014899A), May 30, 1974: Piper PA28R200, White Lake, NC, Destroyed. Un clb abv pwr line. Lwrd nose to avoid wires,hit truck and pole. Enctrd sandy part of fld drg tkof.

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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