- Date
- October 31, 1970
- Place
- Martinsburg, WV · MARTINSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3990TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179446
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2937 70/10/31 MARTINSBURG,W VA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 414 TIME - 1203 N3990T PX- 0 1 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 364 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FINDLAY,OHIO MARTINSBURG,W VA WINCHESTER,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 54 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 140 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- DEST BLO MIN.PLT ELECTED TO LND AT ALTERNATE,ALSO BLO MIN.DIDNT RECOGNIZE STA PASSAGE.HIT MTN SIDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3990T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Martinsburg
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