# NTSB DIA67F0027: Piper PA-28, N6155W, Sandston, VA, February 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1967
- Place: Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Location: 37.5131° N, 77.3130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5131&lon=-77.3130&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 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0371   67/2/8    SANDSTON,VA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 200
        TIME - 1745                    N6155W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD E.BYRD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROZEN DUE TO SLUSH ON TAKE OFF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6155W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6155W-1997-02-12), registration cancelled 1997-02-12, S/N 2820174 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richard E.Byrd

## Other investigations on N6155W (5)

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 IAD73DKM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM36), Apr 28, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Eden, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0015-116458), May 25, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0187), Sep 10, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0549), Mar 17, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0179), Sep 5, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Midlothian, VA, 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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