- Date
- May 16, 1974
- Place
- Sterling, MA · STERLING, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9688WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740516012289A
- Case key
- 170253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1154 74/5/16 STERLING,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 76 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N9688W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLING AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WIND GUSTNG 18K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9688W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sterling Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9688W · 1
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