- Date
- July 31, 1973
- Place
- Vandalia, OH · VANDALIA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4740SPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730731025249A
- Case key
- 189464
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2123 73/7/31 VANDALIA,OHIO PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 234 TIME - 1158 N4740S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW CARLISLE,OHIO VANDALIA,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDD ADJ TO GRASS STRIP ROLLED INTO AREA WHERE THE TAXIWAY HAD BEEN BKN BY AIR HAMMERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4740S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dayton Mun
N4740SRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4740S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI83LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVandalia, OHThe pilot estimated that he had 40 gal of fuel on board when he departed parkersburg, WV for new carlisle, OH. During a night arrival at new carlisle, he was unable to activate the runway lights by keying his microphone. Therefore, he diverted to Vandalia,…NTSB CHI71FBJ53Accident · No injuriesClosedBoyne City, MI