- Date
- July 25, 1973
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4683PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730725025029A
- Case key
- 189434
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2093 73/7/25 BELLE GLADE,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0720 N4683P PX- 0 0 1 FERRY 36, 4864 TOTAL HOURS, 33 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEWISTON,FLA BELLE GLADE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- LND ABOUT 1200 FT DWN RWY. RAN OFF END INTO CANAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4683P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Belle Glade State
N4683PRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.