- Date
- September 1, 1972
- Place
- Roche Harbor, WA · ROCHE HARBOR, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4959JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3925 72/9/1 ROCHE HARBOR,WASH PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 242 TIME - 1230 N4959J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHE HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHAW ISLAND,WASH SPOKANE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.DMGD RIGHT WG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4959J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roche Harbor
N4959JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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