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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Zelienople, PA · July 7, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1979
Place
Zelienople, PA · ZELIENOPLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9741DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790707014509A
Case key
134999

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1394   79/7/7    ZELIENOPLE,PA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 468
        TIME - 2045                    N9741D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZELIENOPLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZELIENOPLE,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N9741D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Zelienople

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9741D · 1

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