OAK78DVG63

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Redding, CA · July 21, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1978
Place
Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N44308Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780721017279A
Case key
141302

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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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3-1471  78/7/21    REDDING,CA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N44308              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N44308
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redding Municipal

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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.