- Date
- September 6, 1980
- Place
- Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4272Pietenpol Aircmp
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800906041729A
- Case key
- 128907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2287 80/9/6 PATTERSON,LA PIETENPOL AIRCMP CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 24, 789 TIME - 1209 N4272 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY WILLIAMS ME DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PATTERSON,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- FORD MODEL A ENG. UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4272
- Reported as
- Pietenpol Aircmp
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harry Williams Me
N4272Registration cancelled Aug 12, 1983 · Piper PIETENPOL AIR CAMPERAirframe modelPiper PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER
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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.