# NTSB IAD76FKM01: Piper PA-25, Charlotte, NC, October 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM01-201378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0017   76/10/3   CHARLOTTE,NC        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    HI-271              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     34, 1840 TOTAL HOURS, 110
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HIGH POINT,NC               DOMINICAN REPUBLIC           CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF FM GRAVEL RD,R WING STRUCK GUY WIRE TO A TELEPHONE POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: HI-271 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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