DIA68F0198

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Fredericksburg, VA · March 31, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1968
Place
Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9805WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111117

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0743  68/3/31    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N9805W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT CESSNA 337 N6382F,SUBSTL DAMAGE-ALSO STRUCK FUEL TRUCK,FIRE TRUCK IN GARAGE,GAS PUMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N9805W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shannon

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.