# NTSB IAD70FKM05: Piper PA-24, N8696P, Banner Elk, NC, April 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1970
- Place: Banner Elk, NC · BANNER ELK, NC
- Location: 36.1590° N, 81.8678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banner Elk, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1590&lon=-81.8678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FKM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FKM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1972  70/4/16    BANNER ELK,NC       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2000
        TIME - 1810                    N8696P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEECH MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANNER ELK,NC               NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- AFTR T/O TURNED TOWARD MTN N OF ARPT,FLT PATH LEEWARD SIDE.DENSITY ALT APRX 5500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8696P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8696P-1971-08-18), registration cancelled 1971-08-18, S/N 24-4144, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beech Mountain

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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