- Date
- August 15, 1972
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7938YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167927
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2979 72/8/15 DES MOINES,IOWA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2317 TIME - 1745 N7938Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 598 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ECKMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RWY SLOPES UPHILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7938Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eckman Field
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