- Date
- February 25, 1971
- Place
- Fort Knox, KY · FORT KNOX, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9452JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0646 71/2/25 FORT KNOX,KY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 170 TIME - 1858 N9452J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GODMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT KNOX,KY FORT KNOX,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK THRESHOLD LTS FOR VASI,HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9452J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Godman Field