- Date
- October 27, 1973
- Place
- Clarion, PA · CLARION, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1814JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731027036869A
- Case key
- 188088
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3437 73/10/27 CLARION,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N1814J PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARION COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARION,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT DPTD RWY CAME TO REST ON FAR BANK OF DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1814J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clarion County
N1814JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.