- Date
- April 25, 1980
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2567FPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800425016959A
- Case key
- 130485
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2156 80/4/25 NR.FRESNO,CA PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1815 N2567F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA CRUZ,CA RETURN FRESNO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- PLT FORGOT TO RESET THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO BFR TKOF.ATMTD LNDG ON DIRT ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2567F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2567FRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 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.