- Date
- January 6, 1970
- Place
- Langhorne, PA · LANGHORNE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1316CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141442
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0094 70/1/6 LANGHORNE,PA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 53 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N1316C PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD STAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANGHORNE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- DRG SOFT FLD LDG NOSE DROPPED ACFT LNDD NOSE WHEEL FIRST.APRX 4IN SNOW ON RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1316C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Old Star
N1316CRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2017 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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