MKC69D0374

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Perry, IA · March 12, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1969
Place
Perry, IA · PERRY, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4886LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190951

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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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3-0602  69/3/12    PERRY,IOWA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 490
        TIME - 1615                    N4886L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4886L
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Perry

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.