# NTSB IAD76FLQ21: Piper PA-28, N7214F, Jeffersontown, KY, May 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Jeffersontown, KY · JEFFERSONTOWN, KY
- Location: 38.2055° N, 85.5697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeffersontown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2055&lon=-85.5697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1265   76/5/1    JEFFERSONTOWN,KY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N7214F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BIG RAPIDS,MI               LOUISVILLE,KY                MARION,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7214F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7214F-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 28-25124, built 1968 (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 19760501015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501015269A), May 1, 1976: Piper PA28140, Jeffersontown, KY, 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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