- Date
- August 18, 1976
- Place
- La Crosse, WI · LA CROSSE, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9390PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760818029699A
- Case key
- 149753
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3160 76/8/18 LA CROSSE,WI PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 287 TIME - 1130 N9390P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA CROSSE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUKEGAN,IL LA CROSSE,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS REMARKS- ELECTRICAL TROUBLE LOST ALL COMMUNICATIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9390P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Crosse Muni
N9390PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9390P · 1
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