19791017029439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Byers, CO · October 17, 1979

Date
October 17, 1979 · 14:45 local
Place
Byers, CO
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3986X
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80DTE03
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
142 total112 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he struck a road on landing. The road was higher than the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE STRUCK A ROAD ON LANDING. THE ROAD WAS HIGHER THAN THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3986X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.