- Date
- February 10, 1966
- Place
- Olean, NY · OLEAN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3777APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173814
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0272 66/2/10 OLEAN NY PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N3777A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3777A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Midway
N3777ARegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2009 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N3777A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC84LA255Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCanton, PAThe pilot performed a runup prior to departure. He used one notch of flaps and approximately 800 feet of runway to break ground. During the climbout at approximately 200 ft the engine 'started skipping then quit.' The pilot was unable to restore power before…NTSB NYC83LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlean, NYThe acft nosed over during taxi after landing when the acft went off the runway into soft dirt. The student pilot had completed a cross-country flight without incident. After landing during taxi at Olean, NY the pilot applied brakes and the acft swerved to…