# NTSB DIA68A0021: Piper PA-28, N6102W, Taylorsville, NC, November 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1967
- Place: Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9168° N, 81.1760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9168&lon=-81.1760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1005  67/11/22   TAYLORSVILLE,NC     PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N6102W              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT ATTEMPTED NITE FLIGHT OVER UNFAMILIAR MTN TERRAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6102W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6102W-1968-01-26), registration cancelled 1968-01-26, S/N 28-20116 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6102W (1)

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 MKC66F0454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0454-172793), Feb 10, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6102W), Sioux Falls, SD, 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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