- Date
- October 27, 1970
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N95474Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2058 70/10/27 PHILADELPHIA,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1637 N95474 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALLENTOWN,PA RETURN LANCASTER,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- STUDENT ON X-C MISTOOK PHILA INTL FOR LANCASTER. DIDNT CALL CTL TWR. WAKE TURB FROM B-727.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95474
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philadelphia Intl
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