- Date
- August 6, 1978
- Place
- Pottsboro, TX · POTTSBORO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47721Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780806022619A
- Case key
- 139893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2103 78/8/6 POTTSBORO,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1550 TIME - 1730 N47721 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOE'S HIGHPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENTON,TX POTTSBORO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47721
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Loe'S Highport
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.