# NTSB MIA73AM101: Piper PA-28, N9551W, Troy, AL, May 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Troy, AL · TROY, AL
- Location: 31.8020° N, 85.9671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8020&lon=-85.9671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0848  73/5/12    TROY,ALA            PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1128                    N9551W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 777 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            214 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,ALA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ENTERED STEEP DIVING TURN ABOUT 400 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9551W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9551W-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28-22985 (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: Troy

## 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 19730512011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512011829A), May 12, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Troy, AL, Destroyed. Entered steep diving turn about 400 ft AGL.

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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