- Date
- December 9, 1973
- Place
- Findly, OH · FINDLY, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N354MAAero Comdr 500B
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731209039659A
- Case key
- 187412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4014 73/12/9 FINDLY,OHIO AERO COMDR 500B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1531 TIME - 1740 N354MA PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 870 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FINDLY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MYRTLE BEACH,SC KALAMAZOO,MICH FINDLY,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT T/D ABT 62FT BFR APCH END OF RWY.NOSE GR HIT RWY LIP WHICH EXTNDS APRX 2 1/2 IN ABV GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N354MA
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Findly
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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.