# NTSB IAD76DKM44: Piper PA-24, N740W, Waynesville, NC, August 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1976
- Place: Waynesville, NC · WAYNESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.4857° N, 82.9991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4857&lon=-82.9991&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3572  76/8/22    WAYNESVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1050
        TIME - 1131                    N740W               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMOKIES EAST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESVILLE,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      76
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 3100FT.NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N740W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740W-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 24-2884, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smokies East

## 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 19760822027209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027209A), Aug 22, 1976: Piper PA24400, Waynesville, NC, Substantial damage. D/a aprx 3100FT.no preimpact malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N740W (2)

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 MIA78FLA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA15), Feb 23, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N740W), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0076), Sep 1, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N740W), Mitchelville, MD, substantial damage

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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