# NTSB MIA72DKW14: Piper PA-28, N8477W, Winfield, TN, January 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1972
- Place: Winfield, TN · WINFIELD, TN
- Location: 36.5632° N, 84.4463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winfield, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5632&lon=-84.4463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKW14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKW14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0247  72/1/15    WINFIELD,TENN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 136
        TIME - 1530                    N8477W              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,KY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG CKD OK.SMALL AMT WTR FOUND IN FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8477W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8477W-1974-02-27), registration cancelled 1974-02-27, S/N 28-2719, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8477W (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 IAD74AI031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI031), Dec 1, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8477W), Jamestown, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB CHI70D0216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0216), Sep 5, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N8477W), Georgetown, KY, 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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