- Date
- October 16, 1977
- Place
- Festus, MO · FESTUS, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7885YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771016035909A
- Case key
- 144523
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3469 77/10/16 FESTUS,MO PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1770 TIME - 2000 N7885Y PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL FESTUS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7885Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Memorial
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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.