- Date
- September 16, 1978
- Place
- Jamestown, NY · JAMESTOWN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4663WAero Comdr 112
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780916028709A
- Case key
- 139850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3067 78/9/16 JAMESTOWN,NY AERO COMDR 112 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 798 TIME - 1505 N4663W PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMESTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOWNSVIEW,CANADA PITTSBURGH,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- SHUT DOWN ENGINE DRG FINAL.ODOR OF BURNT RADIO RESISTOR AFTER ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4663W
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 112
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jamestown
N4663WRegistered now · Rockwell International 112TCAAirframe modelRockwell International 112TCAEngine 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.