# NTSB IAD76DKW35: Piper PA-28, N7402W, Bluff City, TN, July 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1976
- Place: Bluff City, TN · BLUFF CITY, TN
- Location: 36.4595° N, 82.2779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluff City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4595&lon=-82.2779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKW35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKW35

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1535  76/7/11    BLUFF CITY,TN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 3201
        TIME - 0040                    N7402W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 379 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BATESVILLE,AR               BLACKSBURG,VA                BLUFF CITY,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UN LOCATE ARPT CIRCLED CITY FOR 45 MIN.LNDD IN AN UNIMPROVED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7402W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7402W-1976-08-16), registration cancelled 1976-08-16, S/N 28-1289 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7402W (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 UNK64X2786](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2786), Jul 12, 1964: Piper PA28 (N7402W), Johns Island, SC, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.