- Date
- June 29, 1970
- Place
- Missouri City, MO · MISSOURI CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N66BAPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1440 70/6/29 MISSOURI CITY,MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 23 TOTAL TIME - 0650 N66BA PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSOURI CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLTS FIRST SOLO FROM LOCAL AREA. FLT INSTR DIDNT AUTH APCHS TO MARGINAL FLD. HIT DITCH 20 FT SHORT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66BA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Missouri City