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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Oelwein, IA · November 3, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1973
Place
Oelwein, IA · OELWEIN, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1330TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731103034409A
Case key
201607

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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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3-3324   73/11/3   OELWEIN,IOWA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1330T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OELWEIN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OELWEIN,IOWA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT WOODEN RWY MARKER.PLT DIVERTED ATTN TO TAXIING ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1330T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oelwein Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.