- Date
- November 20, 1968
- Place
- Nederland, TX · NEDERLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9174YPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107399
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4285 68/11/20 NEDERLAND,TEX PIPER PA-31 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 932 TIME - 1702 N9174Y PX- 4 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP BANK AT LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9174Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jefferson County
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