# NTSB IAD76FID10: Piper PA-24, N7571P, South Hill, VA, September 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1975
- Place: South Hill, VA · SOUTH HILL, VA
- Location: 36.7257° N, 78.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7257&lon=-78.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2738  75/9/15    SOUTH HILL,VA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 450
        TIME - 1715                    N7571P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HILL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,VA             SOUTH HILL,VA
        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 - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- APCH OVR 20 FT TALL BLDG ON APCH TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7571P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7571P), registered now, S/N 24-2782, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Hill Muni

## Other investigations on N7571P (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA055), Dec 28, 1985: Piper PA-24 (N7571P), Ellington, CT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67D0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0038), Jan 20, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7571P), Colfax, WV, substantial damage

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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