- Date
- April 1, 1973
- Place
- Florence, AZ · FLORENCE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3346BPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730401007399A
- Case key
- 170320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0690 73/4/1 NR.FLORENCE,ARIZ PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 492 TIME - 1500 N3346B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COOLIDGE,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LND ON FARM ROAD DUE HI OIL TEMP READING.NOSE GR HIT CHUCK HOLE.OIL PRESSURE NORMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3346B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N3346B · 1
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