# NTSB NYC65F0146: Piper PA-19, N4245A, Emporia, VA, April 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1965
- Place: Emporia, VA · EMPORIA, VA
- Location: 36.6962° N, 77.5360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporia, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6962&lon=-77.5360&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0715   65/4/5    EMPORIA VA          PIPER PA-19         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1020                    N4245A              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPORIA MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4245A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4245A-1967-09-26), registration cancelled 1967-09-26, S/N 18-2112 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-19
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Emporia 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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