19730524014599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Fairhope, AL · May 24, 1973

Date
May 24, 1973
Place
Fairhope, AL
Airport
Fairhope Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8402Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73DKJ62
Reported as
Piper PA30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
611 total31 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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L eng alt air door worn and was found lying inside alt air box. Hit drainage ditch parallel to rwy.

As the FAA filed it

L ENG ALT AIR DOOR WORN AND WAS FOUND LYING INSIDE ALT AIR BOX.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH PARALLEL TO RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N8402Y · 1

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