NYC72FLJ18

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Angier, NC · November 28, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 28, 1971
Place
Angier, NC · ANGIER, NC
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7854NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164542

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2054  71/11/28   ANGIER,NC           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 800
        TIME - 1545                    N7854N              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FUQUAY-ANGIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANGIER,NC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT FLYING TIME AS OF 1969.

Aircraft

Registration
N7854N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fuquay-Angier

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.