# NTSB DIA67D0028: Piper PA-22, N7407D, Fredericksburg, VA, February 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1967
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67D0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0430   67/2/5    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N7407D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- 60 DEG RT CROSSWIND,10 KTS. AN INTO-THE-WIND RNWY WAS AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7407D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7407D-1988-07-27), registration cancelled 1988-07-27, S/N 225168 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shannon

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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