# NTSB UNK65X0554: Piper PA24, N6849P, Farmville, VA, November 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1964
- Place: Farmville, VA · FARMVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.2961° N, 78.4004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2961&lon=-78.4004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0554

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3399   64/11/4   FARMVILLE VA        PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1200
        TIME - 1245                    N6849P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6849P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6849P), registered now, S/N 24-1983, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farmville

## Other investigations on N6849P (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 IAD75FLJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ30), Jun 7, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6849P), Ocean Isle, NC, 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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