# NTSB IAD75DKM05: Piper PA-28, N56449, Lake Lure, NC, July 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1974
- Place: Lake Lure, NC · LAKE LURE, NC
- Location: 35.4480° N, 82.2020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Lure, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4480&lon=-82.2020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1845  74/7/13    LAKE LURE,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 352
        TIME - 1400                    N56449              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALD MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,VA                 LAKE LURE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SLID DOWN EMBANKMENT-RUNWAY DROP OFF ABT 20FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N56449 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bald Mountain

## 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 19740713021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713021459A), Jul 13, 1974: Piper PA28180, Lake Lure, NC, Substantial damage. Slid down embankment-runway drop off abt 20FT.

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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