- Date
- June 14, 1972
- Place
- Ranger, TX · RANGER, TX
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8372YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167487
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2222 72/6/14 RANGER,TEX PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1617 TIME - 1430 N8372Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGE STATION,TEX STRAWN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT TREE AT EDGE OF PVT STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8372Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Porter Ranch
N8372YRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2018 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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Other investigations on N8372Y · 1
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