- Date
- July 7, 1973
- Place
- Helen, GA · HELEN, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8760PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730707024999A
- Case key
- 158633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2661 73/7/7 HELEN,GA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2185 TIME - 1530 N8760P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 978 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWPORT NEWS,VA HELEN,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- RAN OFF RNWY DWN EMBANKMENT STRUCK TREES.1600FT WET GRASS STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8760P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kings
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.