- Date
- October 28, 1979
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8731CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791028030379A
- Case key
- 133520
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2751 79/10/28 DES MOINES,IA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N8731C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- WND GUSTING 11KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8731C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Field
N8731CRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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Other investigations on N8731C · 1
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