- Date
- January 24, 1971
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3694MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159785
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0688 71/1/24 BELLE GLADE,FLA PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 100 TIME - 1848 N3694M PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE GLADE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- PLT ATMTD LND ON UNLIGHTED RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3694M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Belle Glade
N3694MRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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