- Date
- February 17, 1974
- Place
- Racine, WI · RACINE, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3303WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740217003959A
- Case key
- 187034
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0216 74/2/17 RACINE,WIS PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 395 TIME - 1930 N3303W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORLICK-RACINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLETON,WIS RACINE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- LNDD TO L OF CENTERLINE ACFT ROLLED SLOWLY TO L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3303W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Horlick-Racine
N3303WRegistration cancelled May 18, 2024 · 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.