# NTSB IAD71II019: Nihon YS-11A, N164P, Hot Springs, VA, October 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1970
- Place: Hot Springs, VA · HOT SPRINGS, VA
- Location: 38.0013° N, 79.8239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0013&lon=-79.8239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71II019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0056  70/10/28   HOT SPRINGS,VA      NIHON YS-11A        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1310                    N164P               PX-  0  0  7                            29, 5388 TOTAL HOURS, 349
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INGALLS
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROANOKE,VA                  WASHINGTON,DC                HOT SPRINGS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- ADF APCH-DSCNDD TO MDA,SIGHTED RWY,CONTD LDG APCH.APRX 150-200FT OVR RWY THRESHOLD A/S 120K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N164P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164P), registered now, S/N T26-164, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS-11A
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (registry code 8780112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Ingalls

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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