- Date
- November 5, 1972
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5640UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0872 72/11/5 HUNTSVILLE,ALA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N5640U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE-MADISN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA FAYETTEVILLE,TENN HUNTSVILLE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5640U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Huntsville-Madisn
N5640URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N5640U · 1
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