- Date
- October 27, 1969
- Place
- Gulfport, MS · GULFPORT, MS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3677ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153659
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4306 69/10/27 GULFPORT,MISS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 235 TIME - 1145 N3677Z PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULFPORT,MISS GULFPORT,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK DITCH HIDDEN BY GRASS LNDG ON BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3677Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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