IAD70AI062

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Rose Hill, NC · June 14, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 14, 1970
Place
Rose Hill, NC · ROSE HILL, NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N3936KPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126699

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0976  70/6/14    ROSE HILL,NC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1302                    N3936K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK COOPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             JACKSONVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- DRUG LVL 1.9 MG PCT BARBITURATE.PHENOBARBITOL.

Aircraft

Registration
N3936K
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jack Cooper

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