# NTSB MIA67D0462: Piper PA-28, N7189W, Courtland, AL, January 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1967
- Place: Courtland, AL · COURTLAND, AL
- Location: 34.6699° N, 87.3279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Courtland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6699&lon=-87.3279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0462
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0462

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0217  67/1/19    COURTLAND,ALA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7189W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COURTLAND AIRFLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT TAXIED INTO OPEN MANHOLE. ARPT UNATTENDED AND NOT MAINTAINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7189W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7189W-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 28-1001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Courtland Airfld

## Other investigations on N7189W (2)

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 NYC69A0069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0069), Dec 24, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N7189W), Indian Head, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0588), Nov 7, 1964: Piper PA-28 (N7189W), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage

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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