- Date
- December 3, 1966
- Place
- Superior, WI · SUPERIOR, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7721WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119820
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3994 66/12/3 SUPERIOR WIS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 163 TIME - 1500 N7721W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD BONG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK RUNWAY MARKER. UNDER SURFACE OF WINGS DAMAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7721W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richard Bong
N7721WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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