- Date
- April 23, 1974
- Place
- Northampton, MA · NORTHAMPTON, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4226TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740423009949A
- Case key
- 124366
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1132 74/4/23 NORTHAMPTON,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1705 N4226T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 20, 749 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 134 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFLEUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WESTFIELD,MASS RETURN NORTHAMPTON,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4226T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lafleur
N4226TRegistered 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.