- Date
- December 1, 1973
- Place
- Francisco, IN · FRANCISCO, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4698ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731201039589A
- Case key
- 187624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3660 73/12/1 FRANCISCO,IND PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 41 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N4698Z PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PLT ADZD NOT TO FLY ACFT,BRAKE FLUID LOW.NO PMSN TO LND IN FARM FLDS.20FT R OR LFT,SAFE LDG ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4698Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4698Z · 1
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