# NTSB MIA75DLD36: Piper PA-28, N5037W, Wauchula, FL, November 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1974
- Place: Wauchula, FL · WAUCHULA, FL
- Location: 27.5469° N, 81.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauchula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5469&lon=-81.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4220  74/11/23   WAUCHULA,FLA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N5037W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUCHULA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUCHULA,FLA                TAMPA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD TURN TO OTR RWY.DRG BRAKING ACFT SLID ON GRASS STRUCK BUSHES AND DRAIN DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5037W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5037W-1976-09-09), registration cancelled 1976-09-09, S/N 2839 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wauchula 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 19741123042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741123042439A), Nov 23, 1974: Piper PA28160, Wauchula, FL, Substantial damage. Plt atmtd turn to otr rwy. Drg braking acft slid on grass struck bushes and drain ditch.

## Other investigations on N5037W (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 MIA76FLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD02), Jul 5, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5037W), Ruskin, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0065), Jul 12, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N5037W), Powell, TN, 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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