CHI70D0180

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Denniston, KY · August 3, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 3, 1969
Place
Denniston, KY · DENNISTON, KY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7483JPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165893

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3051   69/8/3    DENNISTON,KY        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 192
        TIME - 1030                    N7483J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST LIBERTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REMICH,PA                   MERIDIAN,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- DRG APCH TO ARPT UN SAFE GR LIGHT-PREOCCUPIED WITH RDO,ELEC SYSTEM,LOST ARPT.ELEC SYSTEM FOUND OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N7483J
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
West Liberty