- Date
- May 20, 1979
- Place
- Emporium, PA · EMPORIUM, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N74543Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790520009539A
- Case key
- 135780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1387 79/5/20 EMPORIUM,PA MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 343 TIME - 1605 N74543 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPORIUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHERRY SPRINGS,PA EMPORIUM,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74543
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Emporium
FAA reports on this event · 1
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