- Date
- April 16, 1976
- Place
- Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5855HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760416006909A
- Case key
- 153728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1385 76/4/16 BEDFORD,MA PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N5855H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 23, 659 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCOM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,MA BEDFORD,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5855H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanscom Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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