- Date
- October 1, 1978
- Place
- Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3566MPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781001037039A
- Case key
- 139120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3449 78/10/1 WESTWEGO,LA PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3022 TIME - 1910 N3566M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PATTERSON,LA WESTWEGO,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- PIPER N6013S,CESSNA N9578M,AND STINSON N8293K ALL SUSTAINED SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3566M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westwego
N3566MRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200TAirframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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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.
Other investigations on N3566M · 1
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