# NTSB MIA72AM107: Piper PA-32, N3953W, Fort Payne, AL, April 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1972
- Place: Fort Payne, AL · FORT PAYNE, AL
- Location: 34.4443° N, 85.7197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Payne, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4443&lon=-85.7197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0667   72/4/9    FORT PAYNE,ALA      PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 106
        TIME - 1600                    N3953W              PX-  6  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GADSDEN,ALA                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3953W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953W-1972-05-16), registration cancelled 1972-05-16, S/N 32-902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Isbell

## Other investigations on N3953W (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 FTW68A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0042), Oct 13, 1967: Piper PA-32 (N3953W), Dallas, TX, 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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