# NTSB IAD75FKW16: Piper PA-32, N44641, Sevierville, TN, May 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1975
- Place: Sevierville, TN · SEVIERVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.8897° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sevierville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8897&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FKW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1224  75/5/13    SEVIERVILLE,TN      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 510
        TIME - 1345                    N44641              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVIER GATLINBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEVIERVILLE,TN              MYRTLE BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT ABT 87 LB OVR ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.PLT THOUGHT ACFT FELT MUSHY AFTR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44641](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44641-1994-07-22), registration cancelled 1994-07-22, S/N 327440165 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sevier Gatlinburg

## 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 19750513011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513011629A), May 13, 1975: Piper PA32300, Sevierville, TN, Substantial damage. Acft abt 87 lb ovr allowable gross weight. Plt thought acft felt mushy aftr tkof.

## Other investigations on N44641 (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 DEN91FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA111), Aug 10, 1991: Piper PA-32-300 (N44641), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS. FACTORS WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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