19750119033059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Fairhope, AL · January 19, 1975

Date
January 19, 1975
Place
Fairhope, AL
Airport
Fairhope Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1FP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA75AM046
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total3,446 in this make and model95 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.

Screwdriver inserted in ctl chain btwn pins 13-14.full r travel could and did lock aileron ctl.

As the FAA filed it

SCREWDRIVER INSERTED IN CTL CHAIN BTWN PINS 13-14.FULL R TRAVEL COULD AND DID LOCK AILERON CTL.

NTSB investigation

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