DEN68F0221

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Douglas, WY · February 26, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 26, 1968
Place
Douglas, WY · DOUGLAS, WY
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4090WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111963

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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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3-0446  68/2/26    DOUGLAS,WYO         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 369
        TIME - 1850                    N4090W              PX-  1  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONVERSE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4090W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Converse County