NYC75DHA15

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Clarks Summit, PA · September 10, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1974
Place
Clarks Summit, PA · CLARKS SUMMIT, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N56441Piper PA-32
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740910028959A
Case key
136875

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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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3-2695  74/9/10    CLARKS SUMMIT,PA    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 893
        TIME - 1300                    N56441              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRANTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKS SUMMIT,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N56441
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Scranton Muni

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