- Date
- December 31, 1976
- Place
- Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4388XPiper PA28
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761231040929A
- Case key
- 156756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3740 76/12/31 WINNEMUCCA,NV PIPER PA28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N4388X PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNEMUCCA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE,ID. WINNEMUCCA,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4388X
- Reported as
- Piper PA28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winnemucca
N4388XRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine 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.
Other investigations on N4388X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN87FA036Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRawlins, WYThe plt took off on a 7000 ft long runway with a heavy coat of frost on the acft. The acft became airborne and flew in ground effect until it impacted a 30 ft high pile of sand 200 yards beyond the end of the runway.NTSB SEA77FYA14Accident · No injuriesClosedEmmett, ID