# NTSB NYC73DLJ04: Piper PA-30, N8486Y, Swansboro, NC, August 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1972
- Place: Swansboro, NC · SWANSBORO, NC
- Location: 34.6924° N, 77.1408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swansboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6924&lon=-77.1408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DLJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DLJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1172  72/8/12    SWANSBORO,NC        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2800
        TIME - 1855                    N8486Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAR HILL CLUB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINSTON,NC                  SWANSBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- IMPROPER SHORT FLD PROC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8486Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8486Y-2013-03-13), registration cancelled 2013-03-13, S/N 30-1649, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (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: Star Hill Club

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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