- Date
- October 21, 1973
- Place
- Weslaco, TX · WESLACO, TX
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4857JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731021034129A
- Case key
- 188314
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3115 73/10/21 WESLACO,TEX PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 480 TIME - 1030 N4857J PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALLEN TEX WESLACO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- STRUCK A 12IN DIRT MOUND AT THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4857J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mid-Valley
N4857JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.