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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Bloomfield, NE · May 14, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 14, 1971
Place
Bloomfield, NE · BLOOMFIELD, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4177WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161675

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1543  71/5/14    BLOOMFIELD,NEBR     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 158
        TIME - 1805                    N4177W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLARD,NEBR                BLOOMFIELD,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- R BRK LOCKED ON LDG,ACFT VEERED OFF RWY INTO PLOWED FIELD.CORROSION FND ON ANCHOR BOLTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4177W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bloomfield

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