# NTSB IAD79DKM02: Piper PA-28, N3931X, Liberty, NC, October 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Liberty, NC · LIBERTY, NC
- Location: 35.8550° N, 79.5693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8550&lon=-79.5693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3074   78/10/9   LIBERTY,NC          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N3931X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAUSEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO.LOST CTL AFTER ADDING PWR FOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3931X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Causey

## 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 19781009031669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009031669A), Oct 9, 1978: Piper PA28151, Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Second supervised solo. Lost ctl after adding pwr for tkof.

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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