19760522014199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper 601SMITH · Gila Bend, AZ · May 22, 1976

Date
May 22, 1976
Place
Gila Bend, AZ
Airport
Gila Bend
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90458
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76FUJ78
Reported as
Piper 601SMITH
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total72 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.

L selector handle loose,on x-feed,unk to plt,acft l wg heavy. Plt seat back failed drg ldg roll.

As the FAA filed it

L SELECTOR HANDLE LOOSE,ON X-FEED,UNK TO PLT,ACFT L WG HEAVY.PLT SEAT BACK FAILED DRG LDG ROLL.

NTSB investigation

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