# NTSB IAD76DKM33: Piper PA-28, N9704J, Salisbury, NC, May 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1976
- Place: Salisbury, NC · SALISBURY, NC
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1231  76/5/27    SALISBURY,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N9704J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROWAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALISBURY,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9704J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9704J-1991-05-09), registration cancelled 1991-05-09, S/N 283894 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rowan County

## 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 19760527013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527013619A), May 27, 1976: Piper PA28180, Salisbury, NC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9704J (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 CHI90FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA003), Oct 7, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N9704J), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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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