- Date
- April 21, 1973
- Place
- Nags Head, NC · NAGS HEAD, NC
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1262TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730421009449A
- Case key
- 173604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1485 73/4/21 NAGS HEAD,NC PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 144 TIME - 1015 N1262T PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANTEO,N C LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- DRG A LOW PASS OVR A BEACH HOUSE L WING TIP HIT A SAND DUNE.AUTO GR LWRG AT A/S BLO 100-115MPH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1262T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.