# NTSB MIA76FKG53: Piper PA-32, N41481, Dalton, GA, April 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1976
- Place: Dalton, GA · DALTON, GA
- Location: 34.7692° N, 84.9704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7692&lon=-84.9704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1252   76/4/7    DALTON,GA           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 893
        TIME - 1824                    N41481              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               DALTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41481-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 32-7400032, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (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: Dalton Muni

## 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 19760407009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760407009259A), Apr 7, 1976: Piper PA32260, Dalton, GA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N41481 (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 MIA95FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA145), Jun 7, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N41481), Gainesville, FL, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER CONTINUING THE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXISTING…
- [NTSB MIA75FKJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ27), Sep 23, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N41481), Tarrant City, AL, 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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