# NTSB MIA73AM076: Piper PA-28, N4834T, Hartselle, AL, January 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1973
- Place: Hartselle, AL · HARTSELLE, AL
- Location: 34.4404° N, 86.9404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartselle, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4404&lon=-86.9404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0521  73/1/22    HARTSELLE,ALA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 0730                    N4834T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUNDTREE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,ALA              NASHVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 21.8 PER CENT CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE BLOOD.PLT RPTD TO FSS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM OR AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4834T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4834T-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28-7225216 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Roundtree Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730122003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730122003579A), Jan 22, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Hartselle, AL, Destroyed. 21.8 Per cent carbon monoxide in the blood. Plt rptd to fss something wrong with him or aircraft.

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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