- Date
- December 17, 1968
- Place
- Mayaguez, PR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3471KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191853
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4473 68/12/17 MAYAGUEZ,PR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1540 N3471K PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYAGUEZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- PLT PREOCCUPIED BY ACFT ON RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3471K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mayaguez
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