MIA72DLG41

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Clover, SC · May 31, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1972
Place
Clover, SC · CLOVER, SC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9177JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167472

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2206  72/5/31    CLOVER,SC           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N9177J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      36, 3425 TOTAL HOURS, 75
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GASTONIA,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING FORCED LANDING STALLED AVOIDING POLE

Aircraft

Registration
N9177J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gastonia

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.