- Date
- May 7, 1972
- Place
- Portage, WI · PORTAGE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6218WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1647 72/5/7 PORTAGE,WIS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1720 N6218W PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTAGE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,WIS PORTAGE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6218W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portage Muni
N6218WRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2012 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N6218W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.