- Date
- September 9, 1969
- Place
- Elaine, AR · ELAINE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7441ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3961 69/9/9 ELAINE,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1450 TIME - 1945 N7441Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SNOW LAKE,ARK ELAINE,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED NITE LDG ON UNLIGHTED AG STRIP USING LDG LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7441Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Williams Strip
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