- Date
- August 29, 1974
- Place
- Chesterfield, VA · CHESTERFIELD, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8283NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740829028789A
- Case key
- 136790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2787 74/8/29 CHESTERFIELD,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 18 TIME - 1540 N8283N PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTERFIELD CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERFIELD,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- APRX 120FT FM T/D ACFT DPTD RWY TO L.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8283N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chesterfield Co
N8283NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine 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.