- Date
- May 22, 1977
- Place
- Free Mason Is., LA · FREE MASON IS., LA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5835UPiper PA 28
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770522013849A
- Case key
- 158189
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1110 77/5/22 FREE MASON IS.,LA PIPER PA 28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 214 TIME - 1645 N5835U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREE MASON ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA FREE MASON IS.,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- HIT MOUND OF SHELLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5835U
- Reported as
- Piper PA 28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Free Mason Island
N5835URegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2012 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.