NYC67F0648

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Allentown, PA · May 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1967
Place
Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8433WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116434

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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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3-1663  67/5/23    ALLENTOWN, PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 138
        TIME - 1728                    N8433W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N8433W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allentown

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