- Date
- April 27, 1973
- Place
- Vinita, OK · VINITA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6139DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730427010039A
- Case key
- 190785
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0933 73/4/27 VINITA,OKLA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 95 TOTAL TIME - 2145 N6139D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VINITA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POINT LOOKOUT,MO VINITA,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED REMARKS- LNDD ON UNLIGHTED AND UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT MARKED CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6139D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vinita
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.