# NTSB IAD76DKM40: Piper PA-30, N8803Y, Boone, NC, July 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1976
- Place: Boone, NC · BOONE, NC
- Location: 36.2138° N, 81.6652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boone, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2138&lon=-81.6652&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2287  76/7/22    BOONE,NC            PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 664
        TIME - 1835                    N8803Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOWING ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                BOONE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- STANDING WATER ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8803Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blowing Rock

## 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 19760722019579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760722019579A), Jul 22, 1976: Piper PA30, Boone, NC, Substantial damage. Standing water on rwy.

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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