IAD76FKM41

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Asheboro, NC · July 21, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1976
Place
Asheboro, NC · ASHEBORO, NC
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1875TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154747

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2286  76/7/21    ASHEBORO,NC         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 134
        TIME - 1800                    N1875T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEBORO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MARIETTA,GA                 CHAPEL HILL,NC               ASHEBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- 18 GAL FUEL DRAINED BFR TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N1875T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Asheboro Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.