- Date
- August 12, 1970
- Place
- Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9734DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3480 70/8/12 WOODBRIDGE,VA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 251 TIME - 1315 N9734D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAYNESBORO,VA WOODBRIDGE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- BRAKE CABLE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9734D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodbridge
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