- Date
- September 12, 1970
- Place
- Wellsboro, PA · WELLSBORO, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6389JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134300
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3659 70/9/12 WELLSBORO,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 127 TIME - 0640 N6389J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYN STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,NY CALDWELL,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- DPTD BUF DID NOT REFUEL.UN LND AT ARPT DUE GND FOG LNDD ON ROAD APRX 1HR 5MIN AFTER DPTG BUF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6389J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Canyn State
N6389JRegistration cancelled Oct 24, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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