# NTSB IAD76AI009: Piper PA-18, Gallatin, TN, August 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: August 17, 1975
- Place: Gallatin, TN · GALLATIN, TN
- Location: 36.3884° N, 86.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallatin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 11, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2524  75/8/17    GALLATIN,TN         PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2140
        TIME - 0028                    N14328              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALLATIN,TN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.100 PCT.FLOAT EQPD,STRUCK WIRES CROSSING LAKE.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14328, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14328-1975-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19750817029029A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817029029A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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