- Date
- March 22, 1978
- Place
- Pocahontas, AR · POCAHONTAS, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1751JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780322005209A
- Case key
- 142627
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0502 78/3/22 POCAHONTAS,AR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 375 TIME - 2130 N1751J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POCAHONTAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GROSSE ILE,MI NEW BRAUNFELS,TX POCAHONTAS,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1751J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pocahontas
N1751JRegistered now · 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.