- Date
- June 22, 1969
- Place
- Marksville, LA · MARKSVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6940WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2042 69/6/22 MARKSVILLE,LA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N6940W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 1085 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 11 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARKSVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- STUDENT FAILED TO RELINQUISH CONTROLS UPON INSTRUCTORS REQUEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6940W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marksville
N6940WRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 1975 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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