# NTSB UNK65X0624: Piper PA30, N7185Y, Henderson, NC, November 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1964
- Place: Henderson, NC · HENDERSON, NC
- Location: 36.3260° N, 78.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3260&lon=-78.4149&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 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0624
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0624

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3441   64/11/8   HENDERSON NC        PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 800
        TIME - 1650                    N7185Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7185Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185Y-2009-11-10), registration cancelled 2009-11-10, S/N 30-209, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henderson

## Other investigations on N7185Y (2)

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 CHI78FEC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC15), Feb 10, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N7185Y), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0290), Sep 6, 1968: Piper PA-30 (N7185Y), Manchester, KY, 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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