- Date
- September 24, 1968
- Place
- Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9265WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3922 68/9/24 SPANAWAY,WASH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2300 TIME - 1930 N9265W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHADY ACRES 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 REMARKS- STRUCK LOG USED TO KEEP CARS OFF STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9265W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shady Acres
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