- Date
- August 30, 1970
- Place
- Fort Davis, TX · FORT DAVIS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9196WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3455 70/8/30 FORT DAVIS,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2084 TIME - 1245 N9196W PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 441 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARFA,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT CANYON WALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9196W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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