- Date
- February 2, 1972
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5638YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165462
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1520 72/2/2 MEMPHIS,TENN PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 3191 TIME - 1838 N5638Y PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1530 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,ALA MEMPHIS,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED IN WOODS 1/2 MI R AND 1/2 MI SHORT OF RWY 35R CENTERLINE EXTENSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5638Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Memphis Intl
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