# NTSB UNK64X3785: Piper PA20, N7014K, Harrisonburg, VA, September 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1964
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA · HARRISONBURG, VA
- Location: 38.4363° N, 78.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisonburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4363&lon=-78.8733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3785

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2768   64/9/5    HARRISONBURG VA     PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 250
        TIME - 1500                    N7014K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LESTER B. FRANK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND OF 20 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7014K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7014K-2013-02-20), registration cancelled 2013-02-20, S/N 20-120 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lester B. Frank

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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