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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Spokane, WA · May 22, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1977
Place
Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6487PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770522012609A
Case key
147147

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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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3-1687  77/5/22    SPOKANE,WA          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 698
        TIME - 1300                    N6487P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N6487P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spokane Intl

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Other investigations on N6487P · 1

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