- Date
- November 5, 1977
- Place
- Delaware, OH · DELAWARE, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9208YPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771105033829A
- Case key
- 145371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3279 77/11/5 DELAWARE,OH PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2572 TIME - 1930 N9208Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE CO. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAMPAIGN,IL DELAWARE,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9208Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delaware Co.
N9208YRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Piper PA-31-310Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.