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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Livingston, MT · October 31, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 31, 1970
Place
Livingston, MT · LIVINGSTON, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7164RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159001

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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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3-4058  70/10/31   LIVINGSTON,MONT     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N7164R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSION FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVINGSTON,MONT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- INTENDED TCHDWN BEYOND RWY INT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7164R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mission Field

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