- Date
- May 27, 1973
- Place
- Erwin, NC · ERWIN, NC
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5028WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730527013249A
- Case key
- 190441
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1301 73/5/27 ERWIN,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 82 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N5028W PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ERWIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERWIN,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PVT PLT PAX IN R SEAT.PLT HAD BEEN WATCHING THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON DRG FLT.HIT SMALL BUSHES,DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5028W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Erwin
N5028WRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2013 · Piper PA-28-160Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160Engine 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.
Other investigations on N5028W · 1
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