# NTSB IAD74FID22: Piper PA-28, N7196R, Charlottesvill, VA, November 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1973
- Place: Charlottesvill, VA · CHARLOTTESVILL, VA
- Location: 38.0377° N, 78.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlottesville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-78.4854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3789   73/11/7   CHARLOTTESVILL,VA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 144
        TIME - 2058                    N7196R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBEMARLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERRIEN SPRINGS,MINN        CHESTERFIELD,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RWY UNDER CONST NOT MARKED CLOSED IN ACCORD WITH AC 150/5340-1D.RADIO FAIL,LOW PASS OVR RWY-NO X.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7196R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7196R), registered now, S/N 28-21910 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Albemarle

## 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 19731107036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731107036599A), Nov 7, 1973: Piper PA28140, Charlottesvill, VA, Destroyed. Rwy under const not marked closed in accord with ac 150/5340-1D.radio fail,low pass ovr rwy-no x.

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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