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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Latrobe, PA · June 9, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1975
Place
Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43495Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750609016139A
Case key
149265

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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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3-1818   75/6/9    LATROBE,PA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1912                    N43495              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LATROBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LATROBE,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT SUPV SOLO. RAN OFF RWY, OVER EMBANKMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N43495
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Latrobe

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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.