# NTSB IAD77DA033: Piper PA-34, Charlotte, NC, March 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: March 8, 1977
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, August 11, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1753   77/3/8    CHARLOTTE,NC        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2215                    N41941              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 29, 2390 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            535 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- FIRE TRUCK CLRD ACROSS RWY WHILE N41941 ROLLING.CONTROLLERS VIEW OBSTRUCTED BY DC-10.
```

## Sequence of events

- Takeoff

## Aircraft

- Registration: N41941, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41941-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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