- Date
- December 6, 1975
- Place
- Topping, VA · TOPPING, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 5 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N200HMPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751206040099A
- Case key
- 152165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4008 75/12/6 TOPPING,VA PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 621 TIME - 1524 N200HM PX- 1 4 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 529 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOPPING,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- ACFT IN SHARP L TURN.FWD BAGGAGE COMP DOOR OPENED IN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N200HM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hummel
N200HMRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.
Other investigations on N200HM · 1
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