# NTSB IAD76AI022: Piper PA-32, N15292, Hindman, KY, September 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1975
- Place: Hindman, KY · HINDMAN, KY
- Location: 37.3350° N, 82.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hindman, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3350&lon=-82.9819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3267  75/9/24    HINDMAN,KY          PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1200
        TIME - 1300                    N15292              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HENDERSON,KY                PIKESVILLE,KY                SOMERSET,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
          PILOT-METRO COND NOT ADEQUATE FOR TRRN ASSESSMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES ON MTN RIDGE APRX 1200FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15292](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15292-1976-01-07), registration cancelled 1976-01-07, S/N 32-7340032, built 1972 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19750924036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750924036359A), Sep 24, 1975: Piper PA32300, Hindman, KY, Destroyed. Struck trees on mtn ridge aprx 1200FT MSL. Pilot-metro cond not adequate for trrn assessment

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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