- Date
- April 14, 1971
- Place
- Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8350PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160992
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1243 71/4/14 TUSCALOOSA,ALA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 244 TIME - 1600 N8350P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN DE GRAAF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LENOIR,NC TYLERTOWN,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- X-WND LDG 7K.LOST CTL ON LDG,HIT OPEN CABLE DITCH ALONGSIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8350P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van De Graaf