- Date
- March 3, 1971
- Place
- Georgetown, LA · GEORGETOWN, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7742JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160581
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0985 71/3/3 GEORGETOWN,LA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1823 TIME - 1230 N7742J PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMBO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHREVEPORT,LA GEORGETOWN,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- TCHDWN POINT ABT MID-FIELD,2600FT TURF RWY,WET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7742J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rambo
N7742JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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