- Date
- December 14, 1970
- Place
- Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4115JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159301
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2473 70/12/14 NR.SAVANNAH,GA PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1740 N4115J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 643 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 418 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 4TH DUAL FLT. CURRICULUM CALLED FOR EMERGENCY LDG PRACTICE. LARGE OPEN FLD ABOUT 150 FT FROM SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4115J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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