NYC68F0049

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Selinsgrove, PA · June 28, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1967
Place
Selinsgrove, PA · SELINSGROVE, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7412YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116286

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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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3-2240  67/6/28    SELINSGROVE,PA      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1272
        TIME - 1915                    N7412Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENN VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICE SINGLE ENG LNDG.R.ENG ZERO THRUST.PLT IN COMMAND NOT A FLT INST.

Aircraft

Registration
N7412Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Penn Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.