# NTSB UNK64X0597: Piper PA28, N7422W, Chattanooga, TN, February 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1964
- Place: Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0597
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0597

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0383  64/2/17    CHATTANOOGA TENN    PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N7422W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7422W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7422W-2018-04-02), registration cancelled 2018-04-02, S/N 28-1310, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7422W (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 ERA15CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA064), Nov 30, 2014: Piper PA 28-180 (N7422W), Athens, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude while landing in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with power lines while on final approach.

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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