# NTSB DIA68F0134: Piper PA-28, N8665W, Windsor, NC, December 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1967
- Place: Windsor, NC · WINDSOR, NC
- Location: 35.9930° N, 76.9399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9930&lon=-76.9399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0872   67/12/8   WINDSOR,NC          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 625
        TIME - 1909                    N8665W              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.2 CYL EXHUAST VALVE FAILED. PLT INTENTIONALLY SWERVED FROM ROAD TO AVOID ONCOMING CAR.HIT BARN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8665W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8665W-1974-04-21), registration cancelled 1974-04-21, S/N 28-10190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8665W (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 UNK64X2640](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2640), Jul 4, 1964: Piper PA28 (N8665W), Clarksburg, WV, destroyed

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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