- Date
- March 9, 1973
- Place
- Turner Falls, MA · TURNER FALLS, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5383HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730309004619A
- Case key
- 169912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0382 73/3/9 TURNER FALLS,MASS PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 110 TIME - 1745 N5383H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNERS FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURNER FALLS,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5383H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Turners Falls
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5383H · 1
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