- Date
- April 27, 1974
- Place
- Tangier Isl, VA · TANGIER ISL, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8844YPiper PA-39
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740427010119A
- Case key
- 124777
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1459 74/4/27 TANGIER ISL,VA PIPER PA-39 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1450 TIME - 1315 N8844Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TANGIER ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,VA TANGIER ISL,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8844Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-39
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tangier Island
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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