- Date
- June 25, 1970
- Place
- S.Sioux City, NE · S.SIOUX CITY, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8259NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2641 70/6/25 S.SIOUX CITY,NEBR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N8259N PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LA MARS,IOWA LA MARS,IOWA SIOUX CITY,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED L OF RWY.DRG ATTEMPT GOAROUND ACFT CTCTD GRND APRX 40 FT L OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8259N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Martin
N8259NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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