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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Greensboro, NC · June 26, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1978
Place
Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1404TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780626015859A
Case key
141465

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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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3-1713  78/6/26    GREENSBORO,NC       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 587
        TIME - 2250                    N1404T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 351 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RADAR REFLECTOR

Aircraft

Registration
N1404T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greensboro Rgnl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1404T · 1

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