- Date
- April 2, 1977
- Place
- Plymouth, FL · PLYMOUTH, FL
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4864PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770402009249A
- Case key
- 157456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0765 77/4/2 PLYMOUTH,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1600 N4864P PX- 0 0 3 DUAL 31, 4012 TOTAL HOURS, 223 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDONALD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FL PLYMOUTH,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4864P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcdonald
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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.