NYC82DFJ07

NTSB accident investigation · Spezio DAL-1 · Ceres, NY · November 3, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1981
Place
Ceres, NY · CERES, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N14921Spezio DAL-1
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811103074269A
Case key
122998

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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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3-3071   81/11/3   CERES,NY            SPEZIO DAL-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 135
        TIME - 1630                    N14921              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CERES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CERES,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- WEARING LGT SENSITIVE GLASSES.APCH END OF RWY IN SHADE OF HILL.LNDD SHORT IN SWAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N14921
Reported as
Spezio DAL-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ceres

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N14921 · 1

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