# NTSB IAD76AI056: Piper PA-34, N55073, Greeneville, TN, February 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1976
- Place: Greeneville, TN · GREENEVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1680° N, 82.8197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeneville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1680&lon=-82.8197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0124   76/2/3    GREENEVILLE,TN      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1855                    N55073              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE UNK/NR, 2240 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TRI CITY,TN                 NASHVILLE,TN                 KNOXVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- STRUCK LARGE DOG ON RWY WITH R LNDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55073](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55073-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 34-7350169, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greeneville Muni

## 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 19760203003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760203003389A), Feb 3, 1976: Piper PA34200, Greeneville, TN, Substantial damage. Struck large dog on rwy with r lndg gr.

## Other investigations on N55073 (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 LAX04LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA138), Feb 13, 2004: Piper PA-34-200 (N55073), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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