# NTSB IAD77FA034: Piper PA-28, N7165W, Glasgow, KY, April 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1977
- Place: Glasgow, KY · GLASGOW, KY
- Location: 37.0048° N, 85.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glasgow, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0048&lon=-85.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0985  77/4/13    GLASGOW, KY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1200
        TIME - 2010                    N7165W              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLASGOW, KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7165W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7165W-1977-07-29), registration cancelled 1977-07-29, S/N 28-974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moore Airfield

## 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 19770413013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770413013459A), Apr 13, 1977: Piper PA28180, Glasgow, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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