# NTSB NYC66F0526: Piper PA-22, N8531C, Alexandria, VA, March 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1966
- Place: Alexandria, VA · ALEXANDRIA, VA
- Location: 38.8188° N, 77.0832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8188&lon=-77.0832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0526
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0526

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0423  66/3/13    ALEXANDRIA VA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 275
        TIME - 0825                    N8531C              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON-VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8531C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531C-1971-07-07), registration cancelled 1971-07-07, S/N 22-1249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Washington-Va

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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