- Date
- March 19, 1977
- Place
- Federal Way, WA · FEDERAL WAY, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1511HHelton LARK95
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770319006809A
- Case key
- 157978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0964 77/3/19 FEDERAL WAY,WA HELTON LARK95 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 256 TIME - 1530 N1511H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FEDERAL WAY,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HARD LDG SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1511H
- Reported as
- Helton LARK95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Evergreen Airpark
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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.