- Date
- September 2, 1974
- Place
- Bend, OR · BEND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N38862Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740902029799A
- Case key
- 136808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2811 74/9/2 BEND,OREG PIPER J5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1440 N38862 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEND,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- SMALL FARM FLD SURROUNDED BY TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38862
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bend
N38862Registration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Piper J5AAirframe modelPiper J5AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.