- Date
- May 3, 1981
- Place
- Erwinna, PA · ERWINNA, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21294Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810503022099A
- Case key
- 126295
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0834 81/5/3 ERWINNA,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 332 TIME - 1335 N21294 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN SANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TETERBORO,NJ ERWINNA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21294
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Sant
N21294Registration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.