- Date
- September 29, 1974
- Place
- Early, OK · EARLY, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16397Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740929032619A
- Case key
- 141111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2855 74/9/29 EARLY,OKLA PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N16397 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 6907 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KING STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTUS,OKLA EARLY,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HIT SOFT SPOT IN HARD TOP PORTION OF HARD TOP/SOD PVT STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16397
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- King Strip
N16397Registration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine 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.
Other investigations on N16397 · 1
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