# NTSB CHI69F0290: Piper PA-30, N7185Y, Manchester, KY, September 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1968
- Place: Manchester, KY · MANCHESTER, KY
- Location: 37.1465° N, 83.7692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1465&lon=-83.7692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0290

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3536   68/9/6    MANCHESTER,KY       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1149
        TIME - 1215                    N7185Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           80                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED WIND CHANGED FROM CALM TO TAILWIND OF APPROX 10K AT TOUCHDOWN. WET GRASS RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7185Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185Y-2009-11-10), registration cancelled 2009-11-10, S/N 30-209, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky

## Other investigations on N7185Y (2)

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 CHI78FEC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC15), Feb 10, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N7185Y), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0624](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0624), Nov 8, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7185Y), Henderson, NC, substantial damage

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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