- Date
- August 20, 1969
- Place
- Grangeville, ID · GRANGEVILLE, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8559PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3654 69/8/20 GRANGEVILLE,ID PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1600 TIME - 0930 N8559P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SELWAY LODGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANGEVILLE,ID GRANGEVILLE,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- LAST 500 FT OF RWY VEERS 30 DEG L,RISES 15 FT. ABOUT 2 INCHES WATER AT TURN. ACFT SLID OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8559P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Selway Lodge
N8559PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8559P · 2
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