- Date
- March 29, 1978
- Place
- Downingtown, PA · DOWNINGTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6455Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141632
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3500 78/3/29 DOWNINGTOWN,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 590 TIME - 1952 N6455 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNINGTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATE COLLEGE,PA DOWNINGTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO USE LANDING LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6455
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Downingtown