- Date
- September 14, 1971
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ · MARLBORO, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8940DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3709 71/9/14 MARLBORO,NJ PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2625 TIME - 1845 N8940D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANASSAS,VA MARLBORO,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- RAN OFF RWY INTO SOFT CORN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8940D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Preston
N8940DRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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