# NTSB IAD76AI098: Piper PA-28, N15811, Richmond, VA, September 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1976
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2387   76/9/8    RICHMOND,VA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 166
        TIME - 1835                    N15811              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VA STATE POLICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- T/D ABT HALF WAY DWN 1800 FT RWY,PULLED BACK INTO THE AIR CAME DWN HARD ABT 3/4 WAY DWN BFR GOARND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15811](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15811-1976-10-27), registration cancelled 1976-10-27, S/N 28-7305151, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Va State Police

## 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 19760908028719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908028719A), Sep 8, 1976: Piper PA28180, Richmond, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. T/d abt half way dwn 1800 ft rwy,pulled back into the air came dwn hard abt 3/4 way dwn bfr goarnd

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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