- Date
- August 31, 1970
- Place
- Alvord Ranch, OR · ALVORD RANCH, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3221WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127051
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3590 70/8/31 ALVORD RANCH,OREG PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 991 TIME - 1000 N3221W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 656 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALVORD RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE,ID ALVORD RANCH,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PRIVATE STRIP,TALL WEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3221W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alvord Ranch
N3221WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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