- Date
- September 21, 1977
- Place
- Globe, AZ · GLOBE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6691PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770921030539A
- Case key
- 145282
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2980 77/9/21 GLOBE,AZ PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 822 TIME - 0630 N6691P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INSPIRATION COPPE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLOBE,AZ. GLOBE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT BANK 20 FT SHORT OF RWY.NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6691P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Inspiration Coppe
N6691PRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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.
Other investigations on N6691P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA16LA128Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSturgis, SDThe pilot's failure to execute the published missed approach procedure in a timely manner, which resulted in collision with a light pole and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB FTW81DRA06Accident · No injuriesClosedIola, TX