- Date
- February 25, 1972
- Place
- Fishersville, VA · FISHERSVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1545JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1344 72/2/25 FISHERSVILLE,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 255 TIME - 1810 N1545J PX- 0 0 3 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARRISBURG,PA PANAMA CITY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- PLT UN LOCATE LIGHTED ARPT IN VICINITY.HIT ROCK OUTCROPING ON CHOSEN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1545J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1545JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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