# NTSB MIA75DLG33: Piper J4E, N37976, Easley, SC, April 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1975
- Place: Easley, SC · EASLEY, SC
- Location: 34.8185° N, 82.5862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easley, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8185&lon=-82.5862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0757  75/4/27    EASLEY,SC           PIPER J4E           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 220
        TIME - 1710                    N37976              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIBBS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               EASLEY,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LONG LDG,BOUNCED.PLT STEEPENED CLBG TURN TO AVOID 2ND PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N37976 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gibbs Airstrip

## 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 19750427009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750427009439A), Apr 27, 1975: Piper J4E, Easley, SC, Substantial damage. Long ldg,bounced. Plt steepened clbg turn to avoid 2nd pwr line.

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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