- Date
- September 1, 1965
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7025YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2762 65/9/1 MOBILE ALA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 7000 TIME - 1304 N7025Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- FUEL LINE TO HEATER CAME LOOSE. FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AFTER LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7025Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bates Field
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