- Date
- September 8, 1969
- Place
- Columbus, MS · COLUMBUS, MS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9261YPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155507
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3840 69/9/8 COLUMBUS,MISS PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8910 TIME - 2100 N9261Y PX- 0 0 2 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDERS CARSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA COLUMBUS,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED L AND L WING STRUCK FENCE POSTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9261Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanders Carson
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