# NTSB IAD76FKM41: Piper PA-28, N1875T, Asheboro, NC, July 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1976
- Place: Asheboro, NC · ASHEBORO, NC
- Location: 35.7026° N, 79.8041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7026&lon=-79.8041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2286  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1875T-1996-03-28), registration cancelled 1996-03-28, S/N 287225027 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Asheboro Muni

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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