# NTSB IAD70FIA14: Piper PA-28, N1850J, Baileys X-Road, VA, May 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1970
- Place: Baileys X-Road, VA · BAILEYS X-ROAD, VA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FIA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0740  70/5/10    BAILEYS X-ROAD,VA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 238
        TIME - 1710                    N1850J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH.-VIRGINIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAILEYS X-ROAD,VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES ABOUT 75 FT FROM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1850J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1850J-1971-03-29), registration cancelled 1971-03-29, S/N 28-24287, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wash.-Virginia

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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