# NTSB MIA75AM051: Piper PA-28, N167SP, Hartselle, AL, January 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1975
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0198  75/1/31    HARTSELLE,AL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 33,
        TIME - 1945                    N167SP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEPHENSON,AL               GUNTERSVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.31 PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N167SP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167SP-1975-05-19), registration cancelled 1975-05-19, S/N 28-479, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750131002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131002379A), Jan 31, 1975: Piper PA28160, Hartselle, AL, Destroyed. Blood alcohol level 0.31 percent.

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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