- Date
- October 5, 1969
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5977WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4070 69/10/5 BIRMINGHAM,ALA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 169 TIME - 1100 N5977W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: GO-AROUND GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DRG LVL OFF ACFT DRIFTED AND L GR STRUCK RNWY LIGHT.L GR COLLAPSED DRG LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5977W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham
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