FTW79FPA02

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Maybank, TX · October 12, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1978
Place
Maybank, TX · MAYBANK, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N34MCPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781012031979A
Case key
138992

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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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3-2940  78/10/12 NR.MAYBANK,TX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1800                    N34MC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  219 TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARBOR POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MAYBANK,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N34MC
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harbor Point

FAA reports on this event · 1

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