- Date
- November 16, 1979
- Place
- Kenly, NC · KENLY, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5565WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791116030819A
- Case key
- 133157
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3413 79/11/16 KENLY,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 50 TOTAL TIME - 2200 N5565W PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STANCIL FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH 2 AUTOS DURING APPROACH TO UNLIGHTED FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5565W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stancil Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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