# NTSB DIA68D0223: Piper PA-28, N5123L, Woodbridge, VA, April 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1968
- Place: Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0223
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0223

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1144  68/4/21    WOODBRIDGE,VA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 110
        TIME - 1540                    N5123L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5123L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5123L-1976-10-29), registration cancelled 1976-10-29, S/N 284406 (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: Woodbridge

## Other investigations on N5123L (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 IAD71DKM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM13), Sep 5, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5123L), Lenoir, NC, 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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