- Date
- November 1, 1965
- Place
- Avon, MT · AVON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8782WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3561 65/11/1 NR.AVON MONT PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N8782W PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON ROAD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8782W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8782WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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