- Date
- September 12, 1979
- Place
- Point Pleasant, WV · POINT PLEASANT, WV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4573QPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790912028319A
- Case key
- 133187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3480 79/9/12 POINT PLEASANT,WV PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 127 TIME - 1550 N4573Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POINT PLEASANT,WV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW ON TOUCHDOWN,ACFT LEFT RWY ON ROLLOUT & COLLIDED WITH DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4573Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mason County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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