CHI72FEA19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Indianapolis, IN · November 12, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1971
Place
Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4953LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164175

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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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3-4037  71/11/12   INDIANAPOLIS,IND    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 247
        TIME - 2310                    N4953L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               INDIANAPOLIS,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L OFF RWY,HIT TAXI SIGN.R GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4953L
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weir Cook

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.