- Date
- July 13, 1969
- Place
- Medina, NY · MEDINA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30986Piper J4
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181126
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2993 69/7/13 MEDINA,NY PIPER J4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 500 TIME - 1600 N30986 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOWLESVILLE,NY MEDINA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30986
- Reported as
- Piper J4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Medina
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