- Date
- October 30, 1966
- Place
- Linn Creek, MO · LINN CREEK, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7539WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120299
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3758 66/10/30 LINN CREEK MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 54 TOTAL TIME - 1215 N7539W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINN CREEK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN MID-FIELD AND BALLOONED.SECONDTDOWN 150 YDS BEYOND.DITCH STRUCK 120 FT NW OF RNY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7539W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Linn Creek
N7539WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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