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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Yakima, WA · May 14, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 14, 1975
Place
Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2373TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750514011679A
Case key
170748

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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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3-1513  75/5/14    YAKIMA,WA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 502
        TIME - 1120                    N2373T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLYMPIA,WA                  YAKIMA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LND IN PASTURE & HIT ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N2373T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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