- Date
- August 12, 1973
- Place
- Independence, IA · INDEPENDENCE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9824DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730812028119A
- Case key
- 189103
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2669 73/8/12 INDEPENDENCE,IOWA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 53, 145 TIME - 1415 N9824D PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERLOO,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED REMARKS- SIMULATED EMERGENCY LDG OVERSHOT FLD ELECTED TO LAND DUE UN CLR PWR LINES ON CLB OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9824D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Independence
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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.