# NTSB NYC66D0672: Piper PA-28, N5540W, Fort Story, VA, May 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1966
- Place: Fort Story, VA · FORT STORY, VA
- Location: 36.9252° N, 76.0192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Story, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9252&lon=-76.0192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0672
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0672

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1039   66/5/3    FORT STORY VA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N5540W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT STORY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- PASSENGER NOTICED DOOR LATCH NOT SECURED AFTER TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5540W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540W), registered now, S/N 28-631, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Story

## Other investigations on N5540W (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW71AF036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF036), Jan 2, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N5540W), Leakey, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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