# NTSB NYC66F0707: Piper PA-12, N839Z, Mechanicsville, VA, May 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1966
- Place: Mechanicsville, VA · MECHANICSVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.6299° N, 77.3548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mechanicsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6299&lon=-77.3548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0707
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0707

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1374  66/5/15    MECHANICSVILLE VA   PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 470
        TIME - 1800                    N839Z               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHRISTMAS FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N839Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N839Z-1970-04-07), registration cancelled 1970-04-07, S/N 12-3101 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Christmas Farm

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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