IAD73AI004

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Oneonta, AL · March 22, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 22, 1973
Place
Oneonta, AL · ONEONTA, AL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9882WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730322006649A
Case key
173579

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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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3-4165  73/3/22    ONEONTA,ALA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 128
        TIME - 1500                    N9882W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEONTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONEONTA,ALA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- MED CERTIFICATE & APPEAL DENIED DUE TO HEMIPARESIS OF THE R SIDE.HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N9882W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oneonta

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9882W · 1

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