NYC70F0189

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Teterboro, NJ · October 12, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1969
Place
Teterboro, NJ · TETERBORO, NJ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N95127Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154600

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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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3-3708  69/10/12   TETERBORO,NJ        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1825                    N95127              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK FIFTH LGT OF INST APCH LGT SYSTEM TO RWY 6.

Aircraft

Registration
N95127
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Teterboro

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.