- Date
- September 1, 1974
- Place
- Mcconnelsvle, OH · MCCONNELSVLE, OH
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5503JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740901035629A
- Case key
- 138905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3110 74/9/1 MCCONNELSVLE,OHIO PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 138 TIME - 0327 N5503J PX- 5 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OHIO ATLANTIC CITY,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 68 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 220 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXCDD ACFT GW AND AFT CG.L HALF OF HORIZ STAB,OTBD HALF OF R WING AND BOTH TIP TANKS SPTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5503J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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