IAD74DLJ46

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Corapeake, NC · June 2, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1974
Place
Corapeake, NC · CORAPEAKE, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N41618Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740602014169A
Case key
126448

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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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3-1366   74/6/2    CORAPEAKE,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 105
        TIME - 1730                    N41618              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORAPEAKE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORAPEAKE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDING STRIP WAS A MOWED FIELD.LDG GR HIT CANAL,SHEARED GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N41618
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Corapeake Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N41618 · 1

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