- Date
- November 20, 1971
- Place
- Edgartown, MA · EDGARTOWN, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3488KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116967
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3542 71/11/20 EDGARTOWN,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1340 N3488K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KATAMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,MASS EDGARTOWN,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- PLT CUT BASE LEG SHORT DUE TO WTR,LNDD LONG,RAN OFF END OF RWY THRU FENCE INTO DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3488K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Katama