# NTSB MIA76DKJ11: Piper PA-28, N32685, Camden, AL, August 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Camden, AL · CAMDEN, AL
- Location: 31.9985° N, 87.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9985&lon=-87.2890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1255  75/8/10    CAMDEN,AL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N32685              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MEMPHIS,AR             PANAMA CITY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ELECTED TO GO-AROUND DUE ACFT SLIDING AFTER LNDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32685](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32685-2018-10-23), registration cancelled 2018-10-23, S/N 5-371, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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