- Date
- October 11, 1969
- Place
- Washington, MO · WASHINGTON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3174RPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158835
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2700 69/10/11 WASHINGTON,MO PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 29, 360 TIME - 2015 N3174R PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA OMAHA,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- NGT VFR OTP,DSND THRU OVC,UN LOCATE ARPT.ALTNR BELT TENSION SLACK,CAUSED SLIPPAGE ON ALTNR PULLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3174R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3174RRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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