- Date
- June 21, 1970
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7766WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0968 70/6/21 WEST MIFFLIN,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 275 TIME - 0001 N7766W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER FALLS,PA WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- STRUCK 2 WOOD STANDS 20 INCHES HIGH. CONT APCH,LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7766W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny County
N7766WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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