# NTSB MIA76DKJ03: Piper PA-28, N7638W, Luverne, AL, July 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1975
- Place: Luverne, AL · LUVERNE, AL
- Location: 31.7189° N, 86.2691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luverne, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7189&lon=-86.2691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2076  75/7/11    LUVERNE,AL          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 150
        TIME - 2140                    N7638W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FL              HUNTINGDON,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB DRY,NO MECHANICAL REASON FOUND FOR FUEL STARVATION.ENG STOPPED WHILE PLT SWITCHED TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7638W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7638W-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 28-1608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750711020799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750711020799A), Jul 11, 1975: Piper PA28180, Luverne, AL, Substantial damage. Carb dry,no mechanical reason found for fuel starvation. Eng stopped while plt switched tanks.

## Other investigations on N7638W (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 CHI78FEX28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX28), Jul 30, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N7638W), Mitchell, IN, 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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