- Date
- September 7, 1975
- Place
- Prospectville, PA · PROSPECTVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N899MAPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150718
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2862 75/9/7 PROSPECTVILLE,PA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 110 TIME - 2005 N899MA PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HERSHEY,PA PROSPECTVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- STRUCK DITCH AT END AND SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N899MA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Turner