# NTSB IAD78FLJ06: Piper PA28, N7122, Chadbourn, NC, February 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1978
- Place: Chadbourn, NC · CHADBOURN, NC
- Location: 34.3252° N, 78.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chadbourn, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3252&lon=-78.8250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0324  78/2/24    CHADBOURN,NC        PIPER PA28          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 108
        TIME - 1400                    N7122               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHADBOURN,NC                RALEIGH,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7122 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hughes Field

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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