- Date
- July 27, 1976
- Place
- Greensburg, KS · GREENSBURG, KS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56712Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19760727028989A
- Case key
- 80073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2486 76/7/27 GREENSBURG,KS PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2205 N56712 PX- 2 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 26, 2930 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 85 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ULYSSES,KS GREENSBURG,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- DITCH AT SOUTH END OF AIRPORT.AIRPORT LIGHTING NOT CLEARLY DEFINED IN AIRPORT DIRECTORY OF AIM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56712
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greensburg
N56712Registration cancelled Oct 3, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.