# NTSB NYC65A0116: Piper PA24, N8293P, Montvale, VA, March 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1965
- Place: Montvale, VA · MONTVALE, VA
- Location: 37.3852° N, 79.7255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montvale, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3852&lon=-79.7255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0208  65/3/17  NR.MONTVALE VA        PIPER PA24          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1225                    N8293P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                36
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8293P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8293P-1965-04-28), registration cancelled 1965-04-28, S/N 243546 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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