- Date
- February 11, 1971
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6689JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159853
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0658 71/2/11 AMITYVILLE,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1350 N6689J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 50, 876 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 726 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- HIT ROOF OF HANGAR 175FT SHORT OF RWY.ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6689J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahns
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