# NTSB MIA75DKJ08: Piper PA-28, N9517W, Sylacauga, AL, August 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Location: 33.1887° N, 86.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylacauga, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1887&lon=-86.2748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2460   74/8/5    SYLACAUGA,ALA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N9517W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYLACAUGA,ALA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9517W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517W-2021-01-30), registration cancelled 2021-01-30, S/N 28-22943, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740805027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805027339A), Aug 5, 1974: Piper PA28140, Sylacauga, AL, 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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