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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Charlottesvill, VA · November 7, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1973
Place
Charlottesvill, VA · CHARLOTTESVILL, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7196RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731107036599A
Case key
187878

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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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3-3789   73/11/7   CHARLOTTESVILL,VA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 144
        TIME - 2058                    N7196R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBEMARLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERRIEN SPRINGS,MINN        CHESTERFIELD,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RWY UNDER CONST NOT MARKED CLOSED IN ACCORD WITH AC 150/5340-1D.RADIO FAIL,LOW PASS OVR RWY-NO X.

Aircraft

Registration
N7196R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albemarle

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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