# NTSB IAD74DLJ46: Piper PA-28, N41618, Corapeake, NC, June 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Corapeake, NC · CORAPEAKE, NC
- Location: 36.5343° N, 76.5763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corapeake, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5343&lon=-76.5763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLJ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1366   74/6/2    CORAPEAKE,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 105
        TIME - 1730                    N41618              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORAPEAKE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORAPEAKE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDING STRIP WAS A MOWED FIELD.LDG GR HIT CANAL,SHEARED GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41618](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41618), registered now, S/N 28-7415295, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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: Corapeake Strip

## 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 19740602014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602014169A), Jun 2, 1974: Piper PA28151, Corapeake, NC, Substantial damage. Landing strip was a mowed field. Ldg gr hit canal,sheared gr.

## Other investigations on N41618 (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 ERA16LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA119), Feb 22, 2016: Piper PA28 151 (N41618), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's overpriming of the engine during start, which resulted in a carburetor fire. Contributing to the severity of accident was the flight instructor's failure to follow the Pilot…

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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