- Date
- May 10, 1975
- Place
- Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N644NPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1976
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19750510019619A
- Case key
- 80038
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3935 75/5/10 CLEVELAND,OH PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0126 N644N PX- 0 1 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 36, 6705 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 862 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND-HOPKINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ROCHESTER,NY CLEVELAND,OH COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-FAILED TO ARREST DSCNT DRG LDG APCH REMARKS- NITE VFR.UN DTRM WHY PLT FAILED TO ARREST DSCNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N644N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cleveland-Hopkins
N644NRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 1975 · Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)
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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.