FTW74FPJ17

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Stillwater, OK · December 9, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1973
Place
Stillwater, OK · STILLWATER, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8953NPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731209038979A
Case key
187577

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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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3-3735   73/12/9 NR.STILLWATER,OKLA    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 228
        TIME - 1730                    N8953N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKEY FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX            STILLWATER,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HI TREES & WIRES AT APCH END OF STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N8953N
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mackey Farm

FAA reports on this event · 1

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