- Date
- January 8, 1972
- Place
- Wyoming, PA · WYOMING, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5991UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165267
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0226 72/1/8 WYOMING,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N5991U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 1744 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1660 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WYOMING,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- DEMONSTRATED EMERG LDG.ADDED PWR TOO LOW,ENG BALKED MOMENTARILY.STRUCK GRND AT LOW A/S,LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5991U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5991URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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