- Date
- March 20, 1971
- Place
- Candelaria, TX · CANDELARIA, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5362LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160702
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0791 71/3/20 CANDELARIA,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 294 TIME - 0950 N5362L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPOYTE RANCH STR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TEX CANDELARIA,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT DRAGGED STRIP AT LO ALT,THOUGHT BUSH ON STRIP WAS A TUMBLEWEED.HIT BUSH DURG LDG WENT OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5362L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capoyte Ranch Str
N5362LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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