# NTSB IAD77FA031: Piper PA-28, N1500J, Morgantown, WV, March 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1977
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0558  77/3/25    MORGANTOWN,WV       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 184
        TIME - 1545                    N1500J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANTOWN,WV               CHARLESTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WHILE LOW AND SLOW
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1500J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1500J-1977-06-24), registration cancelled 1977-06-24, S/N 28-23893, built 1967 (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

## 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 19770325009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325009199A), Mar 25, 1977: Piper PA28140, Morgantown, WV, Destroyed. Plt taking photographs while low and slow

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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