- Date
- April 28, 1973
- Place
- Eden, NC · EDEN, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6155WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730428009949A
- Case key
- 190731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0975 73/4/28 EDEN,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N6155W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANVILLE,VA EDEN,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DRG ATMT AVOID MUDDY AREA ON RWY,TURNED ACFT,ROLLED OFF RWY.HIT RUT,TURNED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6155W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri-City
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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.
Other investigations on N6155W · 5
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