MKC70D0235

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Guttenberg, IA · August 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1969
Place
Guttenberg, IA · GUTTENBERG, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7235WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154743

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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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3-3729  69/8/29    GUTTENBERG,IOWA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N7235W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 56, 3405 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUTTENBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUTTENBERG,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- R LDG GR STRUCK ERODED SPOT WHERE ROAD CROSSED SOD RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7235W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Guttenberg

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.