- Date
- May 23, 1972
- Place
- Hammond, LA · HAMMOND, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7736JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166698
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0656 72/5/23 HAMMOND,LA PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 200 TIME - 1620 N7736J PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMMOND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST WEGO,LA HAMMOND,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLEW TIGHT LOW PATTERN. LOST CTL ON TURN TO FINAL APCH. PLTS TIME AS OF 9/8/70.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7736J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hammond
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