# NTSB NYC74AM106: Piper PA-28, N7302F, Huntington, WV, June 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1974
- Place: Huntington, WV · HUNTINGTON, WV
- Location: 38.4093° N, 82.4335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-82.4335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AM106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AM106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1170   74/6/8    HUNTINGTON,W VA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 863
        TIME - 1630                    N7302F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT NEWLON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL 250 MG PCT.ACFT OBSVD LOW ALT FLT UNDER RR BRIDGE AND PWR LINES BFR ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7302F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7302F-1974-08-02), registration cancelled 1974-08-02, S/N 28-25214 (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
- Airport: Robert Newlon

## 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 19740608017779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740608017779A), Jun 8, 1974: Piper PA28140, Huntington, WV, Destroyed. Blood-alcohol level 250 mg pct. Acft obsvd low alt flt under rr bridge and pwr lines bfr acdt.

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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