- Date
- November 3, 1973
- Place
- Angleton, TX · ANGLETON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6380RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731103033949A
- Case key
- 187766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4107 73/11/3 ANGLETON,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N6380R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VICTORIA,TEX FRIENDSWOOD,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- STDNT PLT ATTMPTD NIGHT LNDG ON FARM ROAD AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6380R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6380RRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6380R · 2
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