# NTSB MIA78DKJ01: Piper PA28, N3293Q, Toxey, AL, October 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Toxey, AL · TOXEY, AL
- Location: 31.9107° N, 88.3091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toxey, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9107&lon=-88.3091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3422   77/10/5   TOXEY,AL            PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 301
        TIME - 1800                    N3293Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMDEN,SC                   LAUREL,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- MISTOOK FLD FOR AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3293Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3293Q), registered now, S/N 28-7790447, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (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 19771005034829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005034829A), Oct 5, 1977: Piper PA28181, Toxey, AL, Substantial damage. Mistook fld for airport.

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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