NYC67D0567

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Montgomryville, PA · April 1, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1967
Place
Montgomryville, PA · MONTGOMRYVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8763MBeech A23
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117377

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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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3-0997   67/4/1    MONTGOMRYVILLE,PA   BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8763M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- STRUCK A 6 FT HIGH PIPE LOCATED 100 FT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8763M
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomeryville

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