- Date
- January 9, 1971
- Place
- Valencia, PA · VALENCIA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3776RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159963
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0450 71/1/9 VALENCIA,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 162 TIME - 1615 N3776R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADE MILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW GARDEN ARPT,PA AKRON,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- PLT STATED FATIGUE.LNDED TOO FAST ON 2300 FT RWY.RAN OFF RWY,OVER EMBNKMNT,HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3776R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Glade Mill
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.
Other investigations on N3776R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC90LA153Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHigh Point Lake, PAA loss of control upon touchdown and during the go around, which resulted in uncontrolled contact with the windsock and a rock quarry. Contributing was the excessive speed of the aircraft (reported 80 knots) upon initial touchdown.NTSB NYC73DHD33Accident · No injuriesClosedRehoboth Bch, DE