# NTSB IAD80FLJ03: Piper PA-28, N5565W, Kenly, NC, November 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1979
- Place: Kenly, NC · KENLY, NC
- Location: 35.6008° N, 78.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenly, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6008&lon=-78.1279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3413  79/11/16   KENLY,NC            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 2200                    N5565W              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANCIL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH 2 AUTOS DURING APPROACH TO UNLIGHTED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5565W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5565W-1981-03-03), registration cancelled 1981-03-03, S/N 28659 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stancil 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 19791116030819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116030819A), Nov 16, 1979: Piper PA28150, Kenly, NC, Destroyed. Aircraft hit parked cars on approach end of runway while making night landing. Autos used for runway lighting.

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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