# NTSB MIA78FKJ66: Piper PA-28, N5239W, Tuscaloosa, AL, July 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1978
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2989  78/7/26    TUSCALOOSA,AL       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N5239W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCALOOSA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,AL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. LUSCOMBE N28898,SUBSTANTIAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5239W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5239W), registered now, S/N 28-279, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (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: Tuscaloosa 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 19780726018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726018269A), Jul 26, 1978: Piper PA28140, Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. Parking brake would not hold for undetermined reasons. Luscombe N8,substantial.

## Other investigations on N5239W (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 UNK64X3148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3148), Aug 1, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5239W), Spencer, IA, 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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