- Date
- February 28, 1973
- Place
- Machias, ME · MACHIAS, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N575CAPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730228003359A
- Case key
- 169600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0074 73/2/28 MACHIAS,ME PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N575CA PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MACHIAS VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MACHIAS,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- NO FLAP LANDING,NOSE WHEEL T/D AFTER MAIN GEAR AT A SPEED OF 85 MPH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N575CA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Machias Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N575CA · 1
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