- Date
- June 25, 1973
- Place
- Portland, IN · PORTLAND, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8290CPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730625016089A
- Case key
- 190269
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1481 73/6/25 PORTLAND,IND PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 189 TIME - 1515 N8290C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEED FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIMA,OHIO ST.LOUIS,MO 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8290C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Steed Field
N8290CRegistered now · Piper PA-20-135Airframe modelPiper PA-20-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8290C · 1
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