- Date
- March 3, 1974
- Place
- Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3908KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740303005459A
- Case key
- 186937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0370 74/3/3 INDEPENDENCE,MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N3908K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 41, 2100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLATHE,KANS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- NIGHT INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. INSTR BLOOD ALCOHOL 185MG%. PLT AT CONTROLS UNKNOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3908K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Independence Mem
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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