- Date
- January 15, 1976
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19760115004012A19760115004011A
- Case key
- 152864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0325 76/1/15 MELBOURNE,FL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N55817 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALKARIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VERO BEACH,FL RETURN MELBOURNE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- BOTH ACFT PRACTICING ACCURACY LNDGS ON SAME RWY.PLT DIDNT MONITOR UNICOM OTR PLT ADVSD BASE LEG.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0325 76/1/15 MELBOURNE,FL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 234 TIME - 1700 N43466 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALKARIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VERO BEACH,FL RETURN MELBOURNE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- R WING OF N43466 DMGD BY PROP CTC OF N55817.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N43466
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valkaria
N43466Registration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N55817
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Valkaria
N55817Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N43466 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.