# NTSB MIA750KJ50: Piper PA-28, N98039, Jasper, AL, March 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1975
- Place: Jasper, AL · JASPER, AL
- Location: 33.8511° N, 87.2683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jasper, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8511&lon=-87.2683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA750KJ50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA750KJ50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0513  75/3/25    JASPER,AL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1905                    N98039              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 991 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JASPER,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLT INSTR ALLOWED STUDENT PLT TO DESCEND INTO TREES DRG SIM ENG OUT APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98039](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98039-1978-01-19), registration cancelled 1978-01-19, S/N 28-26006 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker County

## 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 19750325005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750325005479A), Mar 25, 1975: Piper PA28140, Jasper, AL, Substantial damage. Flt instr allowed student plt to descend into trees drg sim eng out apch.

## Other investigations on N98039 (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 MIA77FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA087), Sep 12, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N98039), Jackson, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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