- Date
- April 14, 1970
- Place
- Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8783YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129710
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1834 70/4/14 MONTGOMERY,ALA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 181 TIME - 1225 N8783Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANNELLY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GADSDEN,ALA MONTGOMERY,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R TIRE BLEW DRG LDG.PLT AWARE SLICK COND TIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8783Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dannelly Field
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