- Date
- January 26, 1968
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4602RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112254
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0108 68/1/26 OPA LOCKA,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 24 TOTAL TIME - 0935 N4602R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 50 DEG 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4602R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka
N4602RRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N4602R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW87FA087Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportLeakey, TXFlight instructor and student pilot flying Piper PA-28-140 departed uncontrolled airport after switching fuel tanks on runway. Fuel selector valve was inadvertently moved to off position by student pilot. Aircraft engine quit on initial climb at approximately…NTSB MKC66F0555Accident · Serious injuriesClosedWarrensburg, MO