# NTSB MIA76AM062: Piper PA-28R, N3954T, Kennesaw, GA, February 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1976
- Place: Kennesaw, GA · KENNESAW, GA
- Location: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0312&lon=-84.6213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0869  76/2/12    KENNESAW,GA         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 436
        TIME - 1625                    N3954T              PX-  3  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNESAW,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3954T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3954T-1976-07-02), registration cancelled 1976-07-02, S/N 28R-30297 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mccollum

## 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 19760212012469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760212012469A), Feb 12, 1976: Piper PA28R180, Kennesaw, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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