- Date
- October 18, 1970
- Place
- Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4251JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4029 70/10/18 CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N4251J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLF WALDRON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- NOTICED BURNING ODOR,LNDD ON NARROW RANCH RD APRXLY 4MI FM ARPT,RAN OFF RD.SOURCE OF ODOR UNKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4251J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Olf Waldron
N4251JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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