- Date
- January 4, 1971
- Place
- Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4979JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0431 71/1/4 BRISTOL,PA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 168 TIME - 1000 N4979J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 3M AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRISTOL,PA BRISTOL,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- SNW ON WINGS PRIOR TO FLT.PLT MADE HARD LDG,WRINKLED R WING.RIVETS SHEARED AT WING ATTACH POINTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4979J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 3m Airport