- Date
- July 29, 1972
- Place
- Beaumont, KS · BEAUMONT, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N27078Piper J4A
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2558 72/7/29 BEAUMONT,KANS PIPER J4A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 291 TIME - 1900 N27078 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IOLA,KANS BEAUMONT,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- HIT TREE DURG TURN FROM DOWNWIND LEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27078
- Reported as
- Piper J4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beaumont
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