MKC76DCD56

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Cherokee, IA · June 23, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 23, 1976
Place
Cherokee, IA · CHEROKEE, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N461CTPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760623016999A
Case key
154036

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1379  76/6/23    CHEROKEE,IA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N461CT              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEROKEE,IA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N461CT
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cherokee Muni

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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.