# NTSB MIA75DKJ37: Piper PA-30, N8541Y, Talladega, AL, January 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1975
- Place: Talladega, AL · TALLADEGA, AL
- Location: 33.4318° N, 86.0995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talladega, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4318&lon=-86.0995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0194  75/1/19    TALLADEGA,AL        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1500
        TIME - 1100                    N8541Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLADEGA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANNISTON,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AFTER WIND GUST PLT DECIDED LND IN SWAMP BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8541Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8541Y-1997-10-04), registration cancelled 1997-10-04, S/N 301599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Talladega Muni

## 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 19750119001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750119001149A), Jan 19, 1975: Piper PA30, Talladega, AL, Substantial damage. After wind gust plt decided lnd in swamp beside rwy.

## Other investigations on N8541Y (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 BFO94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA153), Aug 27, 1994: Piper PA-30 (N8541Y), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN INFLIGHT COLLISSION WITH TREES.

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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