- Date
- July 6, 1974
- Place
- Ellington, CT · ELLINGTON, CT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5820UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740706018319A
- Case key
- 128187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1803 74/7/6 ELLINGTON,CONN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 111 TIME - 2035 N5820U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLINGTON,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PILOT OVERSHOT,LOST DIR CONTROL,VEERED OFF RNWY COLLIDED WITH PARKED AUTO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5820U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ellington
N5820URegistered 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.