- Date
- July 30, 1973
- Place
- Lubec, ME · LUBEC, ME
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3662PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730730022129A
- Case key
- 189681
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1725 73/7/30 LUBEC,ME PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 122 TIME - 1330 N3662P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBEC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP THOMASTON,ME ST JOHN,NB LUBEC,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- APCH FROM OCEAN.PLT ASSUMED WIND DIR FROM DRIFTING SEAWEED.ROLLED OVR AND DWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3662P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lubec
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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.