- Date
- January 31, 1974
- Place
- Auburn, AL · AUBURN, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4617RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0770 74/1/31 AUBURN,ALA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N4617R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMP HILL,ALA AUBURN,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDD HARD BENT NOSE GR,BENT PROP,DMGD ACFT AND L MAIN GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4617R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Auburn Muni
N4617RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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