# NTSB IAD71DIA15: Piper PA-28, N4249J, Quantico, VA, February 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1971
- Place: Quantico, VA · QUANTICO, VA
- Location: 38.5224° N, 77.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quantico, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5224&lon=-77.2901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0618  71/2/15    QUANTICO,VA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N4249J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUANTICO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUANTICO,VA                 QUANTICO,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREES ON FNL,CRASHED SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4249J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4249J-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 28-22605, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quantico

## Other investigations on N4249J (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 DIA67D0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0077), Apr 2, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N4249J), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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