- Date
- January 24, 1972
- Place
- Camden, AR · CAMDEN, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6885YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0373 72/1/24 CAMDEN,ARK PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 306 TIME - 1920 N6885Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,ARK CAMDEN,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- X-WND LDG GUSTING 20K.VEERED L OFF RWY,HIT DITCH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6885Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harrell
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