- Date
- March 7, 1968
- Place
- Orleans, IN · ORLEANS, IN
- Injuries
- 6 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3237WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0480 68/3/7 ORLEANS,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 527 TIME - 0107 N3237W PX- 0 0 5 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLEANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS BURNT OUT.ALTIMETER 50 FT HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3237W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Orleans
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