FTW71FPD26

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Denton, TX · November 14, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1970
Place
Denton, TX · DENTON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N95353Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159082

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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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3-4398  70/11/14   DENTON,TEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N95353              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 1650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            620 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENTON,TEX                  DENTON,TEX                   FT.WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- IP SIMULATED RADAR VECTOR AND GCA APCH TO UNCONTROLLED ARPT. CABIN LT TURNED ON SHORTLY BFOR CRASH

Aircraft

Registration
N95353
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Denton

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.