- Date
- August 9, 1970
- Place
- Bloomington, IN · BLOOMINGTON, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9831WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109924
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3127 70/8/9 BLOOMINGTON,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 248 TIME - 2030 N9831W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA ROSA,N MEX BLOOMINGTON,IND SPRINGFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- LNDD IN AREA BTWN WHITE RNWY AND BLUE TAXIWAY LTS.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9831W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Monroe County
N9831WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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