- Date
- October 16, 1970
- Place
- Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7590JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158507
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3971 70/10/16 CLEARWATER,FLA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1750 TIME - 0930 N7590J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER ARPK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANTANA,FLA TARPON SPRINGS,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA REMARKS- RWY UNDER CONST.MARKED X,NW END.HIT GRAVEL PILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7590J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clearwater Arpk
N7590JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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