- Date
- May 18, 1970
- Place
- Brazil, IN · BRAZIL, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7716JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122236
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2081 70/5/18 BRAZIL,IND PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 404 TIME - 1700 N7716J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAZIL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRAZIL,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- ACFT HIT GRND TAIL FIRST,BULKHEADS SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7716J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brazil
N7716JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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