# NTSB IAD70II056: Nihon YS-11A, N159P, Roanoke, VA, April 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1970
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70II056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70II056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0013   70/4/2    ROANOKE,VA          NIHON YS-11A        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1542                    N159P               PX-  0  0  5                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           49                                                      260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED ON TAIL.5 PAX ABOARD,ACFT CARGO BIN LOAD 1120LB.COMPUTED W/B 53 PAX.WIND GUSTING 50K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N159P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159P-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N 2057, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS-11A
- Registry model: [Nihon YS-11A-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a-500) (registry code 6310416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Woodrum

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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