- Date
- November 5, 1972
- Place
- Muncie, IN · MUNCIE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5588JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0825 72/11/5 MUNCIE,IND PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3227 TIME - 1038 N5588J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 542 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNCIE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUNCIE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- BOTH WING SPARS BENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5588J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Muncie Muni
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