- Date
- March 9, 1970
- Place
- Newton, IA · NEWTON, IA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7704NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0832 70/3/9 NEWTON,IOWA PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 131 TIME - UNK/NR N7704N PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA DES MOINES,IOWA KIRKSVILLE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/10/70. CONT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEA. CRASHED 750 FT SHORT OF RWY. HEAVY SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7704N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Newton
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