- Date
- August 17, 1970
- Place
- Ocean City, NJ · OCEAN CITY, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5577UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3381 70/8/17 OCEAN CITY,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1215 N5577U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCEAN CITY,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 18K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5577U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ocean City
N5577URegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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