- Date
- October 4, 1978
- Place
- Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4862PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781004029609A
- Case key
- 139081
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2975 78/10/4 MONROEVILLE,PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2410 TIME - 1815 N4862P PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 965 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROEVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,GA MONROEVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4862P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Monroeville
FAA reports on this event · 1
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