# NTSB MIA67A0087: Piper PA-22, N7758D, La Follette, TN, February 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1967
- Place: La Follette, TN · LA FOLLETTE, TN
- Location: 36.3717° N, 84.1256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Follette, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3717&lon=-84.1256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0109  67/2/19    LA FOLLETTE,TENN    PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N7758D              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ON CLIMBOUT AFTER 2ND TAKEOFF DURING PLTS 1ST SOLO FLT,ACFT FLEW THRU FLOCK OF APROX 200 STARLINGS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7758D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7758D-1967-03-24), registration cancelled 1967-03-24, S/N 22-5440 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Campbell County

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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