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Piper PA-24-180 N5704P

2 April 1994 · Boone, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 April 1994 at about 22:41 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N5704P was involved in an accident near Boone, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:41
Classification
Accident
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Boone (5A2)
Coordinates
36.2000, -81.6606
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-180
Registration
N5704P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Winston-Salem → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL94LA073

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The excessive speed used on final approach to the short runway by the pilot, and the failure of the pilot to use the proper touchdown point on the runway for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON THE SHORT RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE USED 85 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF OF THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN USED. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON A GOLF COURSE PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 31.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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