# NTSB IAD70FID17: Piper PA-28, N6394R, Quinton, VA, April 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1970
- Place: Quinton, VA · QUINTON, VA
- Location: 37.5338° N, 77.1211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5338&lon=-77.1211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FID17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FID17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0596  70/4/22    QUINTON,VA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N6394R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW KENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETERSBURG,VA               LOCAL
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND HALFWAY DOWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6394R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6394R-1974-04-11), registration cancelled 1974-04-11, S/N 28-21571 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Kent

## Other investigations on N6394R (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 IAD71FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FID06), Sep 11, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N6394R), Cohasset, VA, destroyed

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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