- Date
- March 6, 1968
- Place
- Fernandna Bch, FL · FERNANDNA BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8941PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4804 68/3/6 FERNANDNA BCH,FLA PIPER PA-24 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5000 TIME - 1715 N8941P PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FERNANDINA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA JACKSONVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- FLT REPORTEDLY WAS TO FAMILIARIZE CP WITH AUTO-PLT. RECOVERY DATE 3/11/68. L WG SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8941P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fernandina Beach
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