- Date
- April 13, 1970
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5978YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1790 70/4/13 FRESNO,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2500 TIME - 0935 N5978Y PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TRML DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CALIF RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- HIT SHOULDER OF TWY LCTD APRX 300FT SE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5978Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Trml
N5978YRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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