# NTSB IAD74DID08: Piper PA-28, N8067W, Lexington, VA, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Lexington, VA · LEXINGTON, VA
- Location: 37.7823° N, 79.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7823&lon=-79.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3345  73/8/13    LEXINGTON,VA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 236
        TIME - 1800                    N8067W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA          RETURN                       LEXINGTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT BARBED WIRE FENCE.PLT HELD NOSE WHEEL ON RWY.TOLD TO LET IT FLY OFF,PLT ABORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8067W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lexington

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730813029259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813029259A), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA28180, Lexington, VA, Substantial damage. Hit barbed wire fence. Plt held nose wheel on rwy. Told to let it fly off,plt aborted.

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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