# NTSB MIA71DKW18: Piper PA-28, N98301, Bluff City, TN, October 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1970
- Place: Bluff City, TN · BLUFF CITY, TN
- Location: 36.4595° N, 82.2779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluff City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4595&lon=-82.2779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4043  70/10/19   BLUFF CITY,TENN     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 111
        TIME - 0915                    N98301              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSON CITY,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PRACT PWR OFF SPIRAL.ENG DID NOT RESPOND AFTR APPLYING PWR.MXTR CTL FOUND IDLE CUT-OFF PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98301 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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