# NTSB DIA69F0063: Piper PA-28, N8805W, Charlotte, NC, September 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1968
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3146  68/9/15    CHARLOTTE,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 400
        TIME - 1630                    N8805W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARPENTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- STRUCK RAISED ROAD BED WHICH CUTS THRU RNWY. NOTAM INDICATED USABLE PORTION AND WIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8805W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805W-2013-08-23), registration cancelled 2013-08-23, S/N 28-10312, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carpenter

## Other investigations on N8805W (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 SEA05FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA097), May 9, 2005: Piper PA-28-235 (N8805W), Lowell, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The number four exhaust valve sticking in the open position during cruise flight. Factors include the pilot's failure to have an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic look at the engine after it had run…

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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