19850108000349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Ferriday, LA · January 8, 1985

Date
January 8, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Ferriday, LA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1474N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA094
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
238 total87 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Circling at low altitude pilot talking to people on the ground. Impacted ground in steep nose down attitude.

As the FAA filed it

CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDE PILOT TALKING TO PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. IMPACTED GROUND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

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 N1474N · 1

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