# NTSB IAD77FLJ34: Piper PA-28, N33867, Beaufort, NC, August 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1977
- Place: Beaufort, NC · BEAUFORT, NC
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-76.6492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ34

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2700  77/8/22    BEAUFORT,NC         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1353
        TIME - 1900                    N8378X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1212 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  4                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUFORT-MOREHEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAPEL HILL,NC              BEAUFORT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY OTHER ACFT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2700  77/8/22    BEAUFORT,NC         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 230
        TIME - 1900                    N33867              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  4                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUFORT-MOREHEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCAS CHERRY POINT,NC        BEAUFORT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- PLT EXECUTING 180 DEG ENG OUT PRACTICE APCH
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N33867](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33867), registered now, S/N 28R-7535209, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaufort-Morehead

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8378X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8378X-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 17248878, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaufort-Morehead

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770822027551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822027551A), Aug 22, 1977: Piper PA28R200, Beaufort, NC, Substantial damage. Plt executing 180 deg eng out practice apch
- [Accident 19770822027552A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822027552A), Aug 22, 1977: Cessna 172C, Beaufort, NC, Substantial damage. Acft struck from behind by other acft.

## Other investigations on N33867 (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 CHI79DEC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC08), Dec 25, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N33867), Napoleon, MI, 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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