- Date
- November 6, 1969
- Place
- Hartford City, IN · HARTFORD CITY, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8587WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174085
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4348 69/11/6 HARTFORD CITY,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 200 TIME - 0945 N8587W PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FT.WAYNE,IND MUNCIE,IND HARTFORD CITY,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- FIELD WET AND FROSTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8587W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Inman Field
N8587WRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2019 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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