FTW72DPJ32

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Alva, OK · February 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1972
Place
Alva, OK · ALVA, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3962RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165474

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2027  72/2/13    ALVA,OKLA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 556
        TIME - 2115                    N3962R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALVA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEMPHIS,TENN                ALVA,OKLA                    PONCA CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- RAN TOWARD ACFT.PLT TRIED TO WAVE PERSON AWAY,DID NOT STOP ENG.

Aircraft

Registration
N3962R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Alva Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.