# NTSB ATL80FIJ08: Piper PA-28, N5723U, Huntington, WV, August 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1980
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2257  80/8/24    HUNTINGTON,WV       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 70
        TIME - 1527                    N5723U              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,OH                   CHESAPEAKE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5723U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5723U-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 28-26528, built 1969 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri-State

## 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 19800824057729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824057729A), Aug 24, 1980: Piper PA28140, Huntington, WV, Substantial damage. Low on fuel. Was too high on first approach to runway. Landed on last 500 feet of alternate runway. Ran off end.

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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