- Date
- November 30, 1975
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3993XPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751130038889A
- Case key
- 152134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4087 75/11/30 PITTSBURGH,PA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 108 TIME - 1000 N3993X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONDON,KY PITTSBURGH,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3993X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grtr Pittsburgh
N3993XRegistration cancelled Jul 26, 2023 · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.