- Date
- December 28, 1976
- Place
- Perry, FL · PERRY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78698Piper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761228040859A
- Case key
- 156515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3995 76/12/28 NR.PERRY,FL PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 290 TIME - 1800 N78698 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOLLYWOOD,FL TALLAHASSEE,FL CEDAR KEY,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- WEA BRIEF FROM PLT WHO HAD PREV FLOWN ROUTE. LND IN SWAMP. NO RADIO ABD. RECOVERY DATE 12/29/76.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78698
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N78698Registration cancelled Oct 22, 2012 · Piper PA-11Airframe modelPiper PA-11Engine modelContinental C85 series
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