# NTSB IAD76DID22: Piper PA-32, N33486, Bath Alum, VA, February 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1976
- Place: Bath Alum, VA · BATH ALUM, VA
- Location: 38.0487° N, 79.7187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath Alum, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0487&lon=-79.7187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0249   76/2/9    BATH ALUM,VA        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N33486              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 28, 3940 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            173 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG PINEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISE,VA                     BATH ALUM,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- T/D ABT MIDFIELD,BRAKING HAD LITTLE OR NO EFFECT.CLRD FIRST FENCE STRUCK OTR ABT 3FT HIGHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N33486 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Piney

## 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 19760209003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760209003399A), Feb 9, 1976: Piper PA32300, Bath Alum, VA, Substantial damage. T/d abt midfield,braking had little or no effect. Clrd first fence struck otr abt 3FT higher.

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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