# NTSB IAD75FKM17: Piper J4, N26903, Advance, NC, January 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1975
- Place: Advance, NC · ADVANCE, NC
- Location: 35.9458° N, 80.3922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Advance, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9458&lon=-80.3922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FKM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0540  75/1/22    ADVANCE,NC          PIPER J4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 202
        TIME - 1300                    N26903              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRAWBERRY HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADVANCE,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK GND,SPAR BKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26903](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26903-2023-11-18), registration cancelled 2023-11-18, S/N 4-947, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4
- Registry model: [Piper J4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (registry code 7100604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strawberry Hill

## 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 19750122001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750122001229A), Jan 22, 1975: Piper J4A, Advance, NC, Substantial damage. R wing struck gnd,spar bkn.

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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