# NTSB MIA77FKJ10: Piper PA-24, N2172M, Birmingham, AL, December 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1976
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3717  76/12/16   BIRMINGHAM,AL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 270
        TIME - 1300                    N2172M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNCPL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,AL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LOOKING AT CHARTS,HIT BEECH TRAVEL AIR,N2753Y.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2172M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2172M), registered now, S/N 24-3305, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Birmingham Muncpl

## 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 19761216036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216036979A), Dec 16, 1976: Piper PA24250, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Looking at charts,hit Beech travel air,N2753Y.

## Other investigations on N2172M (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 NYC67D0640](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0640), May 5, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N2172M), Prospectville, PA, 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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