# NTSB IAD77DKW16: Piper PA-24, N5349P, Greenville, TN, February 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1977
- Place: Greenville, TN · GREENVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.2970° N, 86.8883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2970&lon=-86.8883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0271  77/2/25  NR.GREENVILLE,TN      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 500
        TIME - 1745                    N5349P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DAYTON,OH                   ATLANTA,GA                   KNOXVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5349P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5349P-2011-10-26), registration cancelled 2011-10-26, S/N 24-396, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, 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 19770225003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770225003879A), Feb 25, 1977: Piper PA24250, Greenville, TN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5349P (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI79FEI45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI45), Sep 12, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N5349P), Steubenville, OH, 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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