CHI78FEG04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Miamisburg, OH · March 15, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1978
Place
Miamisburg, OH · MIAMISBURG, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1207TPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780315005079A
Case key
147522

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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  78/3/15    MIAMISBURG,OH       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 340
        TIME - 1955                    N1207T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON GENERAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMISBURG,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 2 FT HIGH SNOWBANK AT APPROACH END OF R/W.

Aircraft

Registration
N1207T
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dayton General

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.