# NTSB MIA65D0078: Piper PA-28, N5841W, Hamilton, AL, April 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1965
- Place: Hamilton, AL · HAMILTON, AL
- Location: 34.1423° N, 87.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1423&lon=-87.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65D0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65D0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0781  65/4/26    HAMILTON ALA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N5841W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5841W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5841W), registered now, S/N 28-2216, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion County

## Other investigations on N5841W (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 ERA23LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA111), Jan 10, 2023: Piper PA-28-160 (N5841W), Somerville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Based on available evidence, the reason for the damage to the airplane’s propeller and engine cowling could not be determined.

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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