# NTSB IAD76DLQ06: Piper PA-28, N9621W, Lake City, KY, August 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Lake City, KY · LAKE CITY, KY
- Location: 37.0276° N, 88.2484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0276&lon=-88.2484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4142   75/8/4    LAKE CITY,KY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 141
        TIME - 1535                    N9621W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   PADUCAH,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LANDING LOW ON FUEL.PILOT HAD LANDED EARLIER BUT DID NOT REFUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9621W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9621W-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 28-23077, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750804027809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804027809A), Aug 4, 1975: Piper PA28140, Lake City, KY, Substantial damage. Precautionary landing low on fuel. Pilot had landed earlier but did not refuel.

## Other investigations on N9621W (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 ATL04CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA184), Sep 10, 2004: Piper PA-28-140 (N9621W), Mount Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ground collision with an animal (deer) during an attempted takeoff.

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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