# NTSB NYC76AN107: Piper PA-28, N9184K, Jamestown, RI, July 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Jamestown, RI · JAMESTOWN, RI
- Location: 41.4970° N, 71.3673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4970&lon=-71.3673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2016   76/7/1    JAMESTOWN,RI        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 383
        TIME - 1658                    N9184K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,RI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT AT LOW ALTITUDE OBSERVING SHIPS.SECOND ACFT IN VICINITY PROCEEDING SW.OPS SAIL FLT RSTRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9184K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184K-1976-10-04), registration cancelled 1976-10-04, S/N 287615180 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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 19760701024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701024569A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA28151, Jamestown, RI, Destroyed. Pilot at low altitude observing ships. Second acft in vicinity proceeding sw. Ops sail flt rstrn.

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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