- Date
- July 24, 1972
- Place
- Seymour, IN · SEYMOUR, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5156PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168053
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2778 72/7/24 SEYMOUR,IND PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 4200 TIME - 1100 N5156P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OHIO VICHY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- VFR-ON-TOP,12500FT MSL.ATMTD FLT BTN TWO CBMAM CLOUDS.HEARD POP RCVRNG FROM RESULTING SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5156P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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