# NTSB IADMJFID17: Piper PA-25, Crewe, VA, September 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1973
- Place: Crewe, VA · CREWE, VA
- Location: 37.1810° N, 78.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crewe, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1810&lon=-78.1304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IADMJFID17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IADMJFID17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0022  73/9/21    CREWE,VA            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 280
        TIME - 1436                    AN BJN              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREWE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOCK HAVEN,PA               NICARAGUA,CA                 CREWE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 3RD LDG IN CONV TYPE LDG GR.VEERED OFF RWY INTO ADJACENT GULLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: AN BJN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crewe Mun

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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