2 fatal · Piper PA-28-140 · 2000-06-23 · BEALETON, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD00FA053
Event ID
20001212X21245
Type
Accident
Date
2000-06-23
Location
BEALETON, VA, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-140
Registration
N311SB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the flight instructor's improper pre-flight plan and decision to land and depart an airport with insufficient runway. A factor in the accident was the short grass runway with a 100-foot obstruction at the end.