NYC66D0472

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Nottingham, PA · January 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 19, 1966
Place
Nottingham, PA · NOTTINGHAM, PA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5721WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173668

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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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3-0119  66/1/19    NOTTINGHAM PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2000
        TIME - 1400                    N5721W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5721W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oxford

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