- Date
- October 16, 1970
- Place
- Sidney, NE · SIDNEY, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5026SPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1647 70/10/16 SIDNEY,NEBR PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 675 TIME - 1640 N5026S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP COUNCIL BLUFFS,IOWA PINEDALE,WYO SIDNEY,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CV-580 LND PREVIOUSLY. WIND CALM. NO CTL TOWER AT ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5026S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sidney
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