# NTSB MKC75AK001: Piper PA-28, N2885T, Omaha, NE, July 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1959   74/7/5    OMAHA,NEBR          PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 167
        TIME - 0910                    N2885T              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT EQPD WITH APVD AIR COND UNIT.COMM PHASE 2 CK FLT.ACFT OBSVD SLO SPIN WITH L WING DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2885T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2885T-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 28-7225267, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740705024279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705024279A), Jul 5, 1974: Piper PA28140, Omaha, NE, Destroyed. Acft eqpd with apvd air cond unit. Comm phase 2 ck flt. Acft obsvd slo spin with l wing dwn.

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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