# NTSB DIA68F0165: Piper PA-24, N8124P, Raleigh, NC, February 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1968
- Place: Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0264  68/2/16    RALEIGH,NC          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2000
        TIME - 2009                    N8124P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-STRUCK LARGE DOG JUST PRIOR TO LIFTOFF.
        REMARKS- FLT CONTINUED,LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8124P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8124P-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 24-3377 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham

## Other investigations on N8124P (3)

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 FTW77FPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD17), Apr 3, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8124P), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA76FKG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG34), Oct 31, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N8124P), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4125), Sep 24, 1964: Piper PA24 (N8124P), Robersonville, 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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