# NTSB DIA69A0055: Piper PA-23, N6301Y, Fredericksburg, VA, April 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1969
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0873  69/4/19    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2058
        TIME - 1730                    N6301Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 447 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ALL AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS LIST RNWY 13-31 300 FT LONGER THAN ACTUAL LENGTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6301Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shannon

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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