# NTSB IAD77FA005: Piper PA-34, N15025, Busick, NC, October 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Busick, NC · BUSICK, NC
- Location: 35.7698° N, 82.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Busick, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7698&lon=-82.1829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3714   76/10/9   BUSICK,NC           PIPER PA-34         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1302                    N15025              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 34, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           70                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PIREPS OF MDT-SVR TURBC OVR MTNS GIVEN TO PLT DRG WX BRFG.HIT MTN 5500FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15025](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15025-1977-03-03), registration cancelled 1977-03-03, S/N 34-7250350, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761009039899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009039899A), Oct 9, 1976: Piper PA34200, Busick, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pireps of mdt-svr turbc ovr mtns given to plt drg wx brfg. Hit mtn 5500FT MSL.

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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