MIA66A0014

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Parrish, AL · July 24, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 24, 1965
Place
Parrish, AL · PARRISH, AL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N8616PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177306

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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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2-0719  65/7/24  NR.PARRISH ALA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 389
        TIME - 1500                    N8616P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N8616P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.