- Date
- January 29, 1978
- Place
- Tiptonville, TN · TIPTONVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3666RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780129001109A
- Case key
- 143521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0047 78/1/29 TIPTONVILLE,TN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 247 TIME - 1045 N3666R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REELFOOT LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OLIVE BRANCH,MS TIPTONVILLE,TN MILLINGTON,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SNOW & ICE PILED 3-5FT DEEP AT THRESHOLD RWY 36.SNOW ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3666R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reelfoot Lake
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.