NYC70D0120

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Berwick, PA · August 28, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1969
Place
Berwick, PA · BERWICK, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3753WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160651

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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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3-3613  69/8/28    BERWICK,PA          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0810                    N3753W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 28, 1256 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            26 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERWICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILKES-BARRE,PA             BERWICK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3753W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Berwick

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.