- Date
- September 23, 1975
- Place
- Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N35999Piper J4E
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750923030029A
- Case key
- 150779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2820 75/9/23 PORT LAVACA,TX PIPER J4E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 350 TIME - 1945 N35999 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TANNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT LAVACA,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35999
- Reported as
- Piper J4E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tanner
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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.