- Date
- August 22, 1977
- Place
- Beaufort, NC · BEAUFORT, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 7 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19770822027551A19770822027552A
- Case key
- 158749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2700 77/8/22 BEAUFORT,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1353 TIME - 1900 N8378X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1212 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUFORT-MOREHEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAPEL HILL,NC BEAUFORT,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY OTHER ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2700 77/8/22 BEAUFORT,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 230 TIME - 1900 N33867 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUFORT-MOREHEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCAS CHERRY POINT,NC BEAUFORT,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- PLT EXECUTING 180 DEG ENG OUT PRACTICE APCH
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N33867
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beaufort-Morehead
N33867Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N8378X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beaufort-Morehead
N8378XRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Cessna 172CAirframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N33867 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.