# NTSB IAD71DIG01: Piper PA-23, N6949Y, Petersburg, WV, July 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1970
- Place: Petersburg, WV · PETERSBURG, WV
- Location: 38.9957° N, 79.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9957&lon=-79.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2845   70/7/1    PETERSBURG,W VA     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 788
        TIME - 1115                    N6949Y              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               PETERSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      81
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD FAST,APRX MIDWAY ON RWY EXPERIENCED WIND SHIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6949Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Petersburg

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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