- Date
- March 26, 1977
- Place
- Powell, TN · POWELL, TN
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8690WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770326016519A
- Case key
- 157959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1143 77/3/26 POWELL,TN PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 155 TIME - 1630 N8690W PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POWELL,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TRACTOR TRAILER ON HWY LOCATED 610FT FRM DISPLACED THRESHOLD.EFFECTIVE RWY GRADIENT PLUS 0.60%
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8690W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Powell
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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.