NYC73FNC31

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · East Corinth, ME · October 14, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 14, 1972
Place
East Corinth, ME · EAST CORINTH, ME
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4694JPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169115

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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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3-2751  72/10/14   EAST CORINTH,ME     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0945                    N4694J              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKLAND,ME                 EAST CORINTH,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE

Aircraft

Registration
N4694J
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

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.