# NTSB IAD70FID08: Piper PA-28, N7636W, Lexington, VA, February 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1970
- Place: Lexington, VA · LEXINGTON, VA
- Location: 37.7823° N, 79.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7823&lon=-79.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FID08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0198  70/2/13    LEXINGTON,VA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N7636W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1242 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            89 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BACHTELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,VA                LEXINGTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7636W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7636W-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 28-1605 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bachtell

## Other investigations on N7636W (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 DIA67F0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0068), Mar 18, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7636W), Lexington, VA, substantial damage

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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