NYC71FGM39

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Bridgeville, PA · April 11, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1971
Place
Bridgeville, PA · BRIDGEVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4319JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160447

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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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3-1198  71/4/11    BRIDGEVILLE,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N4319J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEVILLE,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT LEFT RWY AND WENT DN AN EMBANKMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4319J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Campbell

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.