# NTSB DIA68D0185: Piper PA-28, N7118W, Emporia, VA, March 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1968
- Place: Emporia, VA · EMPORIA, VA
- Location: 36.6962° N, 77.5360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporia, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6962&lon=-77.5360&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0614  68/3/19    EMPORIA,VA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N7118W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPORIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7118W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7118W-1972-01-14), registration cancelled 1972-01-14, S/N 28-911, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Emporia

## Other investigations on N7118W (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 NYC72AN065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN065), Nov 10, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N7118W), Callicoon, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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