# NTSB NYC73FKM21: Piper PA-32, N4805S, Shelby, NC, January 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1973
- Place: Shelby, NC · SHELBY, NC
- Location: 35.2904° N, 81.5456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2904&lon=-81.5456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FKM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FKM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0040   73/1/4    SHELBY,NC           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 6070
        TIME - 2000                    N4805S              PX-  0  0  3  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED GND FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4805S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4805S-1995-09-30), registration cancelled 1995-09-30, S/N 321168 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shelby

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730104000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730104000149A), Jan 4, 1973: Piper PA32260, Shelby, NC, Substantial damage. Encountered gnd fog.

## Other investigations on N4805S (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 MIA70A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0039), Nov 21, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N4805S), Isabel Segunda, PR, substantial damage

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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