- Date
- September 25, 1978
- Place
- Richmond, KY · RICHMOND, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N830APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780925029579A
- Case key
- 139638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2712 78/9/25 RICHMOND,KY PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2123 TIME - 1835 N830A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1303 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANVILLE,VA DANVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- UNABLE TO STOP AFT LNDG DOWNHILL ON WET GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N830A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N830ARegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2016 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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.