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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Minden, LA · August 11, 1973

Date
August 11, 1973
Place
Minden, LA
Airport
Minden
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3691W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FRJ04
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
526 total203 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot intentionally stalled aircraft to avoid obstructions.4 pax parachuted ok.2HR since eng ovhl.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INTENTIONALLY STALLED AIRCRAFT TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS.4 PAX PARACHUTED OK.2HR SINCE ENG OVHL.

NTSB investigation

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