- Date
- October 26, 1973
- Place
- Rolla, MO · ROLLA, MO
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3222WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731026036479A
- Case key
- 188053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3495 73/10/26 ROLLA,MO PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 147 TIME - 1940 N3222W PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROLLA DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IBERIA,MO ROLLA,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK UNLIGHTED PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH BLOWN TIRE LOCATED 148 FT BFR RWY.PLT DIDNT SEE ACFT IN TIME
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3222W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rolla Downtown
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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.