# NTSB IAD71FIA10: Piper J3P, N21561, Woodbridge, VA, September 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1970
- Place: Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3704  70/9/12    WOODBRIDGE,VA       PIPER J3P           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1750
        TIME - 1650                    N21561              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBRIDGE,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- BOUNCED TWICE,VEERED DOWN BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21561](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21561), registered now, S/N 2474, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3P
- Registry model: [Piper J3P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3p) (registry code 7100552) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lenape AR3-160](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lenape-ar3-160) (registry code 39501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodbridge

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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