- Date
- August 13, 1970
- Place
- Northampton, MA · NORTHAMPTON, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8840NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3406 70/8/13 NORTHAMPTON,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 53, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N8840N PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFLEUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHAMPTON,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- THIRD LDG FIRST SOLO FLT,R WING HIT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8840N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lafleur
N8840NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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