- Date
- May 7, 1966
- Place
- Minden, LA · MINDEN, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8461WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1141 66/5/7 MINDEN LA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 49 TOTAL TIME - 0815 N8461W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINDEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PILOT SAID NOSEWHEEL STRUCK MOUND OF SOD ON RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8461W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minden