NYC69D0168

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Bridgton, ME · September 2, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1968
Place
Bridgton, ME · BRIDGTON, ME
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8941WPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107856

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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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3-3610   68/9/2    BRIDGTON,ME         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 235
        TIME - 1645                    N8941W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAPLE RIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N8941W
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Maple Ridge

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.