# NTSB DIA68F0049: Navion C, N3972A, Roanoke, VA, July 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1967
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2608  67/7/29    ROANOKE,VA          NAVION C            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 117
        TIME - 1806                    N3972A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM,ROANOKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- R.LDG GR SEPARATED LDG COVINGTON,VA.PLT MADE GO AROUND AND INTENTIONAL GR-UP LDG AT ROANOKE,VA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3972A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972A-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N NAV41085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION C
- Registry model: [North American NAVION L-17C](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-l-17c) (registry code 6150138) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodrum,Roanoke

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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