MIA67A0082

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Dothan, AL · February 4, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 4, 1967
Place
Dothan, AL · DOTHAN, AL
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8195YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119140

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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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2-0119   67/2/4    DOTHAN,ALA          PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N8195Y              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 6899 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELLESS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND IN FLAT SPIN DURING MULTI ENGINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8195Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wheelless

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.