- Date
- August 2, 1970
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8776NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186917
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3336 70/8/2 WATERFORD,CONN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N8776N PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 535 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 389 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERFORD,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L LDG GR HIT GRASS-COVERED ROCK MOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8776N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterford
N8776NRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N8776N · 1
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