- Date
- April 29, 1970
- Place
- Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98453Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1963 70/4/29 BESSEMER,ALA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1920 N98453 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DECATOR,ALA BIRMINGHAM,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH LIGHTS,HIT PARKED,UNLIGHTED AUTOMOBILE ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98453
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bessemer
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