# NTSB IAD76FID06: Piper PA-23, N270X, Petersburg, VA, August 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1975
- Place: Petersburg, VA · PETERSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2047° N, 77.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2047&lon=-77.3924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2739  75/8/26    PETERSBURG,VA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3500
        TIME - 2000                    N270X               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,VA             PETERSBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ON DOWNWIND LEG FELT VIBRATION FEA R ENG.DID NOT GET SAFE GR INDCTN,WENT AROUND.UN CONT FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N270X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Petersburg Muni

## 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 19750826029059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750826029059A), Aug 26, 1975: Piper PA23, Petersburg, VA, Destroyed. On downwind leg felt vibration fea r eng. Did not get safe gr indctn,went around. Un cont flt.

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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