# NTSB NYC72DIA08: Piper PA-28, N8803J, Culpeper, VA, October 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1971
- Place: Culpeper, VA · CULPEPER, VA
- Location: 38.4703° N, 77.9998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culpeper, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4703&lon=-77.9998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DIA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DIA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4097  71/10/15   CULPEPER,VA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 128
        TIME - 1655                    N8803J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CULPEPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 CULPEPER,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8803J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803J-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 28-2751, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Culpeper

## Other investigations on N8803J (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 MIA96FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA233), Sep 27, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N8803J), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper in-flight planning/decision for electing to continue the flight after observing that the fuel gauges indicated empty. Contributing to the accident was an improperly…

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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