- Date
- April 4, 1970
- Place
- Double Spgs, AL · DOUBLE SPGS, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3130MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1594 70/4/4 DOUBLE SPGS,ALA PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 131 TIME - 0930 N3130M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUBLE SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA DOUBLE SPGS,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT STEEL FRAME APRX 4 1/2FT HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3130M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Double Springs
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