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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Terre Haute, IN · January 24, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1977
Place
Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4522TPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770124003449A
Case key
158084

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0871  77/1/24    TERRE HAUTE,IN      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2280
        TIME - 1745                    N4522T              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY KING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY                 TERRE HAUTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PLT BRIEFED ON ICING CONDS,ACFT NOT DEICER EQUIPPED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4522T
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky King

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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