- Date
- October 16, 1968
- Place
- Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5518JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107757
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3367 68/10/16 TYLER,TEX PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1700 TIME - 2204 N5518J PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POUNDS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5518J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pounds Field
N5518JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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