- Date
- October 25, 1970
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5714UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1855 70/10/25 VACAVILLE,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N5714U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUTTREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CALIF VACAVILLE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- ACFT LANDED TWO-THIRDS DOWN RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5714U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nuttree
N5714URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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