- Date
- August 24, 1971
- Place
- Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7977NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3123 71/8/24 SOMERSET,KY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 1506 TIME - 1425 N7977N PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILTON,FLA CINCINNATI,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LNDD LONG VEERED OFF RWY,WENT INTO 40FT DEEP DITCH PAST RWY END. ACFT BRAKES CKD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7977N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset
N7977NRegistration cancelled Dec 16, 2014 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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