# NTSB MIA75DKJ32: Piper PA-28, N4421T, Wetumpka, AL, October 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1974
- Place: Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
- Location: 32.5420° N, 86.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumpka, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5420&lon=-86.2053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ32

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3838  74/10/30   WETUMPKA,ALA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1730                    N8914G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WETUMPKA,ALA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT EXPLAINING RUNUP PROCEDURE TO PAX.L WING OF PIPER HIT CESSNA FRONT COWLING AND PROPELLER.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3838  74/10/30   WETUMPKA,ALA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N4421T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              WETUMPKA,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- STRUCK N8914G WAITING FOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4421T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4421T), registered now, S/N 28-7225170 (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
- Airport: Wetumpka

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8914G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8914G-2007-11-13), registration cancelled 2007-11-13, S/N 18260454, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wetumpka

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19741030038981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741030038981A), Oct 30, 1974: Piper PA28140, Wetumpka, AL, Substantial damage. Struck N8914G waiting for tkof.
- [Accident 19741030038982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741030038982A), Oct 30, 1974: Cessna 182N, Wetumpka, AL, Substantial damage. Plt explaining runup procedure to pax.l wing of Piper hit Cessna front cowling and propeller.

## Other investigations on N4421T (2)

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 MIA76DKJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ65), May 29, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N4421T), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA17), Sep 13, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N4421T), Defuniak Spgs, FL, 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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