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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Franklin, NC · July 30, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1975
Place
Franklin, NC · FRANKLIN, NC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N15126Piper PA-32
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750730023029A
Case key
149900

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2022  75/7/30    FRANKLIN,NC         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 100
        TIME - 1820                    N15126              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,TN                   FRANKLIN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- TRACTOR SUDDENLY VEERED ACROSS RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N15126
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Macon County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.