- Date
- March 18, 1977
- Place
- Gallipolis, OH · GALLIPOLIS, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4031PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770318005259A
- Case key
- 157130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0364 77/3/18 GALLIPOLIS,OH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 198 TIME - 1240 N4031P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLIA-MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GALLIPOLIS,OH RETURN MCARTHUR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 40 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DITCH BY SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4031P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallia-Meigs
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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 N4031P · 1
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