# NTSB IAD77DA020: Nihon YS11, N247P, Shenandoah, VA, February 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1977
- Place: Shenandoah, VA · SHENANDOAH, VA
- Location: 38.4871° N, 78.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4871&lon=-78.6165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 26 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0006  77/2/10    SHENANDOAH,VA       NIHON YS11          CR-  0  1  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0758                    N247P               PX-  0  0 23                            41, 6734 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4088 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHENANDOAH,VA               CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- UNFORECAST CAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N247P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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