# NTSB NYC73DKM01: Piper PA-28, N9538J, Lenoir, NC, July 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1972
- Place: Lenoir, NC · LENOIR, NC
- Location: 35.9067° N, 81.5195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lenoir, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9067&lon=-81.5195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DKM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DKM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2783  72/7/25    LENOIR,NC           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 363
        TIME - 1940                    N9538J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWER CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULLAHOMA,TENN              LENOIR,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST ON END OF RWY 23.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9538J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9538J-1993-07-20), registration cancelled 1993-07-20, S/N 283666 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lower Creek

## Other investigations on N9538J (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 ATL90FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA110), May 8, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N9538J), Hilton Head, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THROUGH INADVERTANT SELECTION OF THE 'OFF' POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE.

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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