- Date
- October 10, 1970
- Place
- Atkinson, NE · ATKINSON, NE
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4402APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3915 70/10/10 ATKINSON,NEBR PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N4402A PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAPID CITY,S DAK MITCHELL,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- CIRNAVNG ADVERSE WX.CRASHED INTO CORNFIELD DRG LDG ATMT ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4402A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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