- Date
- October 30, 1972
- Place
- Poestenkill, NY · POESTENKILL, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N583FLPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163241
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3849 72/10/30 POESTENKILL,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1355 N583FL PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENSSELAER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARATOGA SPRINGS,NY TROY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT APPLIED BRAKES,ACFT SWERVED L.CONDITION OF BRAKES NOT A FACTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N583FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rensselaer
N583FLRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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