- Date
- September 29, 1969
- Place
- Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N35471Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4112 69/9/29 BAY MINETTE,ALA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 575 TIME - 1410 N35471 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAY MINETTE,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35471
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bay Minette
N35471Registration cancelled Jun 10, 1976 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental C85 series
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