# NTSB DIA68D0193: Piper PA-28, N5709W, Albemarle, NC, April 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1968
- Place: Albemarle, NC · ALBEMARLE, NC
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0193

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0746  68/4/18    ALBEMARLE,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1755                    N5709W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBEMARLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- TSTM APPROACHING FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5709W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5709W), registered now, S/N 28-1169, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albemarle

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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