- Date
- August 4, 1974
- Place
- Grove Hill, AL · GROVE HILL, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3916WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740804026829A
- Case key
- 136775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2887 74/8/4 GROVE HILL,ALA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 311 TIME - 1430 N3916W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GROVE HILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN DESTIN,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN 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 TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3916W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grove Hill
N3916WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3916W · 1
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