# NTSB DIA67F0001: Piper PA-15, N4477H, Wakefield, VA, December 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1966
- Place: Wakefield, VA · WAKEFIELD, VA
- Location: 36.9691° N, 76.9881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakefield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9691&lon=-76.9881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3816  66/12/11   WAKEFIELD VA        PIPER PA-15         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 300
        TIME - 0845                    N4477H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKEFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4477H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477H-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 15-266, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Registry model: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wakefield

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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