FTW68F0425

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Napoleonville, LA · February 10, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1968
Place
Napoleonville, LA · NAPOLEONVILLE, LA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3782TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112350

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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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3-0223  68/2/10    NAPOLEONVILLE,LA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N3782T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 40, 5500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THERIOTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK ANT HILL ON UNIMPROVED STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N3782T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Theriots

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