- Date
- January 9, 1970
- Place
- Gravity, IA · GRAVITY, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5184HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142451
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0260 70/1/9 GRAVITY,IOWA PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N5184H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 57, 23028 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2047 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAVITY,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE REMARKS- LND ON NARROW SNOW PACKED ROAD. PLT STATED BOTH WHEELS FROZE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5184H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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