NYC75AN063

NTSB accident investigation · Piper L-4B · Rochester, NH · November 16, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 16, 1974
Place
Rochester, NH · ROCHESTER, NH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N142HPiper L-4B
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741116037979A
Case key
141050

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3286  74/11/16   ROCHESTER,NH        PIPER L-4B          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1958
        TIME - 1100                    N142H               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,NH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- LOST CTL IN STEEP BANK AT TREE TOP LVL.WOODED AREA HEAVILY TRAVELED BY DEER.ABT 36LB OVR TKOF GWT.

Aircraft

Registration
N142H
Reported as
Piper L-4B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Haven

FAA reports on this event · 1

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