- Date
- December 23, 1970
- Place
- Coldwater, MS · COLDWATER, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4891ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4467 70/12/23 COLDWATER,MISS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 125 TIME - 1715 N4891Z PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLDWATER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOOKING FOR DUCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4891Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Coldwater
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