DIA67D0114

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · South Port, NC · May 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1967
Place
South Port, NC · SOUTH PORT, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7560RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116582

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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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3-1827  67/5/29    SOUTH PORT,NC       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N7560R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 420 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FLT INSTR PLANNED TO USE BEACH FOR LNDGS IN 30 KNOT X-WIND.TERRAIN UNSUITABLE,GO AROUND STARTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7560R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.