- Date
- September 17, 1976
- Place
- Marion, IA · MARION, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N87760Piper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2764 76/9/17 MARION,IA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 183 TIME - 0205 N87760 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEOKUK,IA MARION,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ROTATING BEACON ON AIRPORT LISTED AS OPERATING AND RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AT TWO AM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87760
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Municipal
N87760Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2019 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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