NYC71DHD07

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Red Lion, NJ · July 19, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1970
Place
Red Lion, NJ · RED LION, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6494RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116128

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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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3-1010  70/7/19    RED LION,NJ         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 300
        TIME - 1530                    N6494R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED LION,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD T/D APRX HALF WAY DOWN THE RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6494R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Red Lion

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.