# NTSB NYC72FID15: Piper PA-30, N8079Y, Fredericksburg, VA, October 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1971
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FID15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3045  71/10/17   FREDERICKSBURG,VA   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N8079Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 7400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICKSBURG,VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- ABORTED ABT 1600FT DOWN RWY,NO A/S INDCTN.PITOT COVER NOT REMOVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8079Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shannon

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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