- Date
- November 26, 1965
- Place
- New Topsail Bc, NC · NEW TOPSAIL BC, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6902WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174985
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0995 65/11/26 NEW TOPSAIL BC NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 500 TIME - 1530 N6902W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PILOT DROWNED AFTER AIRCRAFT SANK.LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ONLY WRECKAGE RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6902W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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