- Date
- June 9, 1977
- Place
- Lafayette, CO · LAFAYETTE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3966KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770609014799A
- Case key
- 147590
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1361 77/6/9 LAFAYETTE,CO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N3966K PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO PLOWED FIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3966K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Erie Airpark
N3966KRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.