# NTSB MIA76DKJ65: Piper PA-28, N4421T, Montgomery, AL, May 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1976
- Place: Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1044  76/5/29    MONTGOMERY,AL       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1646                    N4421T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAXWELL AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT RWY DISTANCE MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4421T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4421T), registered now, S/N 28-7225170 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Maxwell Afb

## 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 19760529013689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760529013689A), May 29, 1976: Piper PA28140, Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage. Hit rwy distance marker.

## Other investigations on N4421T (2)

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 MIA75DKJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ32), Oct 30, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N4421T), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA17), Sep 13, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N4421T), Defuniak Spgs, 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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