- Date
- October 12, 1970
- Place
- Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8788NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158444
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3989 70/10/12 PUNTA GORDA,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1145 N8788N PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FLA PUNTA GORDA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- TAILWIND 10K. SOLO X-C.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8788N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlotte County