# NTSB IAD74DLQ37: Piper PA-28, N55605, Monticello, KY, May 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1974
- Place: Monticello, KY · MONTICELLO, KY
- Location: 36.8405° N, 84.8499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8405&lon=-84.8499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1549  74/5/27    MONTICELLO,KY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 152
        TIME - 1600                    N55605              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD MONTICELLO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              CINCINNATI,OHIO              MONTICELLO,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ABANDONED AIRPORT,WAIST HI GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55605](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55605), registered now, S/N 28-7325440, built 1973 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Old Monticello

## 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 19740527016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740527016669A), May 27, 1974: Piper PA28140, Monticello, KY, Substantial damage. Abandoned airport,waist hi grass.

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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