- Date
- September 19, 1973
- Place
- Worcester, MA · WORCESTER, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15531Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730919028529A
- Case key
- 188641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2602 73/9/19 WORCESTER,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 188 TIME - 1127 N15531 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WORCESTER MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WORCESTER,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- T/D ABT 4FT SHORT OF RWY PAVEMENT,IN ERRODED AREA HIT EXPOSED RWY LIP.R GR SHEARED OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15531
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Worcester Mun
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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.