# NTSB DIA69F0055: Piper PA-24, N6171P, Alexandria, VA, August 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1968
- Place: Alexandria, VA · ALEXANDRIA, VA
- Location: 38.8188° N, 77.0832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8188&lon=-77.0832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2762  68/8/16    ALEXANDRIA,VA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 216
        TIME - 1430                    N6171P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON-VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GRND LOOPED TO AVOID ROLLING PAST END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6171P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171P-2013-02-25), registration cancelled 2013-02-25, S/N 24-1272, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Washington-Va

## Other investigations on N6171P (2)

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 SEA80FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FAMS1), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB SEA80FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA047), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), White Pass, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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