- Date
- April 26, 1979
- Place
- Purcell, OK · PURCELL, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8530WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790426043399A
- Case key
- 136614
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0789 79/4/26 PURCELL,OK PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 124 TIME - 1345 N8530W PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,TX PURCELL,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- WITNESS STATED CROSS WIND FROM LEFT.NO WIND DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR ON AIRPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8530W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chandler Field
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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.