UNK70X0110

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · St.Jovite, Canada · March 21, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1970
Place
St.Jovite, Canada · ST.JOVITE,CANADA, CD
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7381PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131483

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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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6-0031  70/3/21    ST.JOVITE,CANADA    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 275
        TIME - 1750                    N7381P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.JOVITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTREAL,CAN                ST.JOVITE,CANADA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND IN SOFT SNOW 24-30 INCHES DEEP. INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N7381P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St.Jovite

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.