# NTSB MIA78DKJ35: Piper PA-22, N3553P, Lacey Springs, AL, April 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Lacey Springs, AL · LACEY SPRINGS, AL
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1323  78/4/16    LACEY SPRINGS,AL    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 21,
        TIME - 1530                    N3553P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  53 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLHERMOSO SPNGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH HUNTSVILLE,AL         NORTH HUNTSVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TAKEOFF UPON HEARING NOISE FROM UNDET SOURCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3553P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3553P-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 22-3309, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Vallhermoso Spngs

## 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 19780416008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416008349A), Apr 16, 1978: Piper PA22150, Lacey Springs, AL, Substantial damage. Plt aborted takeoff upon hearing noise from undet source.

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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