- Date
- April 1, 1984, 21:30 local (Apr 2, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Factoryville, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6869BPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840401008259A
- Case key
- 35528
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Diverted attentionFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose over
Analysis
Plt stated that he inadvertently allowed the acft to drift left during the landing roll when he reached for the hand brake. The left main and nose gears contacted a snow bank and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6869B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4169
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Seamans Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Donald Puterbaugh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 7, 1983 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- Sussex, NJ
- Airport
- 9N3 · Seamans Field, runway 4, 1,988 × 28 ft, asphalt
N6869BRegistration cancelled Oct 24, 2013 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 20 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 315° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.