- Date
- October 26, 1974
- Place
- Johnstown, NY · JOHNSTOWN, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3891KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741026036509A
- Case key
- 143009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3719 74/10/26 JOHNSTOWN,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 421 TIME - 1815 N3891K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHNSTOWN,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT TALKING TO PAX.WHEN THE ACFT ATTITUDE WAS NOTED,PLT ADDED PWR.UN CHECK DESCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3891K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fulco
N3891KRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2024 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3891K · 1
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