# NTSB MIA75FLG20: Piper PA-25, N9765P, Laurens, SC, January 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1975
- Place: Laurens, SC · LAURENS, SC
- Location: 34.5027° N, 82.0214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurens, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5027&lon=-82.0214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0055   75/1/8  NR.LAURENS,SC         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2318
        TIME - 1055                    N9765P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAURENS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MILTON,PA                   ALBANY,GA                    SHELBY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD LWRG CLG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9765P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9765P-2018-04-10), registration cancelled 2018-04-10, S/N 25-7556074, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laurens County

## 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 19750108000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750108000079A), Jan 8, 1975: Piper PA25235, Laurens, SC, Substantial damage. Enctrd lwrg clg.

## Other investigations on N9765P (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 MIA77DKT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKT09), Nov 26, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N9765P), Boynton Beach, 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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