# NTSB IAD70F0060: Piper PA-23, N6389Y, Alexandria, VA, August 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1969
- 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: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70F0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3626  69/8/20    ALEXANDRIA,VA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2000
        TIME - 1250                    N6389Y              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON-VA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 ALEXANDRIA,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- RNWY 35 ACTIVE,PLT DISCRETION 29.ACFT OBS DEP 35 AFTER T/D.UN GO-AROUND DUE PROXIMITY OTR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6389Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6389Y-2019-03-23), registration cancelled 2019-03-23, S/N 27-3675 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Washington-Va

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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