- Date
- March 26, 1977
- Place
- Mcalester, OK · MCALESTER, OK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3361PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770326018049A
- Case key
- 157913
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1334 77/3/26 NR.MCALESTER,OK PIPER PA-23 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0054 N3361P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 23, 1095 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALESTER,OK OKLAHOMA CITY,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN. RUDDER & TAB FOUND SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3361P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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