# NTSB IAD76AI023: Piper PA-28, N8893W, Harrisburg, NC, October 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1975
- Place: Harrisburg, NC · HARRISBURG, NC
- Location: 35.3075° N, 80.6456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3075&lon=-80.6456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3613  75/10/10   HARRISBURG,NC       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1214                    N8893W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 64, 16319 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                CONCORD,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8893W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8893W-1976-01-30), registration cancelled 1976-01-30, S/N 28-10456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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 19751010039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751010039139A), Oct 10, 1975: Piper PA28235, Harrisburg, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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