- Date
- April 29, 1970
- Place
- Ashford, AL · ASHFORD, AL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4907JPiper PA-28RUSA65-12Beech T-42A
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2023 70/4/29 ASHFORD,ALA BEECH T-42A CR- 0 0 3 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4129 TIME - 0917 USA65-12 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT RUCKER,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 35 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 55 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PIPER PROP CTCTD FUSELAGE UNDER COCKPIT AREA.RUDDER AND BRAKES INOP OVERRAN RNWY DRG LDG,HIT TREES
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2023 70/4/29 ASHFORD,ALA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0917 N4907J PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 12300 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,GA PENSACOLA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - FLIGHT SERVICE STATION RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 35 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 55 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- BEECH FUSELAGE CTCTD PIPER L WING TIP,LOAD STEP PASSED THRU TOP CABIN AREA.PIPER ENG STOP RESULTED
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4907J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4907JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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.
- Registration
- USA65-12
- Reported as
- Beech T-42A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage