MIA79DLA36

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Tallahassee, FL · May 1, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1979
Place
Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N44764Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790501012519I
Case key
135646

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1241   79/5/1    TALLAHASSEE,FL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 690
        TIME - 1100                    N44764              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDALUSIA,AL                TALLAHASSEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N44764
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tallahassee

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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.