# NTSB IAD75FLQ22: Piper PA-28, N32519, Berea, KY, May 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1975
- Place: Berea, KY · BEREA, KY
- Location: 37.5893° N, 84.2945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berea, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5893&lon=-84.2945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1542  75/5/13    BEREA,KY            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 149
        TIME - 0952                    N32519              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEREA RICHMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               BEREA,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LNDD ON SOD TAXI STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32519](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32519-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 28-7515175, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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: Berea Richmond

## 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 19750513012439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513012439A), May 13, 1975: Piper PA28151, Berea, KY, Substantial damage. Lndd on sod taxi strip.

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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