- Date
- March 9, 1979
- Place
- Madison, CT · MADISON, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4765FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790309004409A
- Case key
- 137332
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0396 79/3/9 MADISON,CT PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1440 N4765F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRISWOLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4765F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Griswold
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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.