- Date
- August 20, 1978
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47846Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780820032099A
- Case key
- 139834
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3039 78/8/20 FARMINGTON,NM PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3600 TIME - 0900 N47846 PX- 0 0 5 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LUBBOCK,TX RENO,NV FARMINGTON,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT DRIVEN UPWARD THRU FUSELAGE SKIN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47846
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmington Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.