- Date
- April 1, 1973
- Place
- Angleton, TX · ANGLETON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8797YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730401007569A
- Case key
- 170362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0650 73/4/1 ANGLETON,TEX PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 854 TIME - 1145 N8797Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAILES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADDICKS,TEX ANGLETON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- LNDD ADJCENT TO RWY IN PARALLEL DITCH CONCEALED BY GROWTH OF GRASS.RWY MARKED BY SMALL REFLECTORS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8797Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bailes
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.