# NTSB IAD76AI079: Piper PA-28, N55494, Jamestown, TN, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Jamestown, TN · JAMESTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.4308° N, 84.9356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4308&lon=-84.9356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2025   76/7/3    JAMESTOWN,TN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 2315                    N55494              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,KY            JAMESTOWN,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
          PILOT-METRO COND NOT ADEQUATE FOR TRRN ASSESSMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ADVISED AT BRIEFING VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55494](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55494-1982-01-08), registration cancelled 1982-01-08, S/N 287325418 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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 19760703027439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703027439A), Jul 3, 1976: Piper PA28140, Jamestown, TN, Substantial damage. Plt was advised at briefing VFR not recommended. 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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