# NTSB MIA70F0160: Piper PA-31, N9261Y, Columbus, MS, September 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1969
- Place: Columbus, MS · COLUMBUS, MS
- Location: 33.5082° N, 88.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5082&lon=-88.4071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261Y-1972-11-22), registration cancelled 1972-11-22, S/N 31-341 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanders Carson

## Other investigations on N9261Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73AM026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM026), Sep 7, 1972: Piper PA-31 (N9261Y), Columbus, MS, destroyed, 6 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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