- Date
- December 18, 1970
- Place
- Seguin, TX · SEGUIN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3304PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4451 70/12/18 NR.SEGUIN,TEX PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3323 TIME - 1540 N3304P PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 2332 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEGUIN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- TEST FLT FOR STC ON NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR. EXCEEDED MAX SPEED.75 PCT OF RUDDER SEP.R HORZ STAB BUCKLED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3304P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3304PRegistered now · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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