- Date
- July 12, 1976
- Place
- Smithland, KY · SMITHLAND, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8641LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760712024129A
- Case key
- 154836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2148 76/7/12 NR.SMITHLAND,KY PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N8641L PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 27, 1885 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 106 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNNY CHIPS FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PADUCAH,KY SMITHLAND,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- L WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8641L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnny Chips Fld
N8641LRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2017 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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.