ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364512
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Date: | Wednesday 18 September 1991 |
Time: | 15:49 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-22 |
Owner/operator: | Charles Davey |
Registration: | N9741D |
MSN: | 22-6654 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4982 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Slippery Rock, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Butler, PA (3G9) |
Destination airport: | Mercer, PA (NONE) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE THE PILOT HEARD A BANG AND SAID ABOUT THE UPPER 1/3 OF THE WINDSHEILD HAD BROKEN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD AND STRUCK A FARM PLOW THAT WAS OBSTRUCTED FROM VIEW BY TALL GRASS. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHETHER THE WINDSHEILD WAS DEFECTIVE OR THEY STRUCK SOMETHING IN FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A FARM VEHICLE DURING LANDING ROLL OUT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC91LA240 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA240
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Mar-2024 15:52 |
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