- Date
- January 7, 1974
- Place
- Frenchville, ME · FRENCHVILLE, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4188RPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740107000219A
- Case key
- 186708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0002 74/1/7 FRENCHVILLE,ME PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 286 TIME - 1545 N4188R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - N.AROOSTOOK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARIBOU,ME FRENCHVILLE,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- DURING LDG APCH TO SNOW CVRD RUNWAY ST RUCK FROZN SNOW BANK.NO CONTRAST WITH SNOW CVRD RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4188R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- N.Aroostook
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.