CHI71FDJ05

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Green Bay, WI · July 21, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1970
Place
Green Bay, WI · GREEN BAY, WI
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6667JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113427

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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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3-1800  70/7/21    GREEN BAY,WIS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 516
        TIME - 1938                    N6667J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN BAY,WIS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- CLEARED TO LAND RWY 24R.FLEW INTO VORTEX TURBULENCE OF DC9 LDG RWY 24L.WIND 160DG 6KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6667J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.