# NTSB IAD76FKM39: Piper PA-23, N5112Y, Huntersville, NC, July 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Huntersville, NC · HUNTERSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.4107° N, 80.8429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntersville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4107&lon=-80.8429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1527   76/7/1    HUNTERSVILLE,NC     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 75, 5000
        TIME - 1830                    N5112Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTERSVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- RAN INTO DITCH ALONG THE END OF THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5112Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112Y-1989-07-26), registration cancelled 1989-07-26, S/N 272140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradford Field

## 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 19760701019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701019159A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA23250, Huntersville, NC, Substantial damage. Ran into ditch along the end of the rwy.

## Other investigations on N5112Y (1)

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 ATL89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA087), Feb 12, 1989: Piper PA-23-250 (N5112Y), Huntersville, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: FIRE RESULTING FROM AN OIL LEAK OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT ENGINE.

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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