- Date
- December 31, 1970
- Place
- Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6680YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4474 70/12/31 ARCADIA,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2502 TIME - 1105 N6680Y PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE ISLAND RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA ARCADIA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- NOSE GR HIT TOP STRAND OF BARBED WIRE FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6680Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pine Island Ranch
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