- Date
- March 10, 1977
- Place
- Rochester, IN · ROCHESTER, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N44798Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770310018029A
- Case key
- 157908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1276 77/3/10 ROCHESTER,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1640 N44798 PX- 1 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOGANSPORT,IN LOGANSPORT,IN ROCHESTER,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44798
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fulton County
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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.