- Date
- April 30, 1976
- Place
- Cottondale, FL · COTTONDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4644RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760430018079A
- Case key
- 154234
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2799 76/4/30 NR.COTTONDALE,FL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 320 TIME - 1845 N4644R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTENDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMP BLANDING,FL CHIPLEY,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- SVR WX WARN IN EFFECT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4644R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cottendale
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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.