# NTSB IAD78IA071: Piper PA-32R, N8929C, Chattanooga, TN, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78IA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0017   78/6/4    CHATTANOOGA,TN      PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 379
        TIME - 1930                    N8929C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATTANOOGA,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- NUT MISSING FROM RETENTION CLAMP ON UPPER HINGE BRACKET ON RUDDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8929C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8929C-2011-10-06), registration cancelled 2011-10-06, S/N 32R-7680144, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Lovell 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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