- Date
- April 9, 1972
- Place
- Fort Payne, AL · FORT PAYNE, AL
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3953WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0667 72/4/9 FORT PAYNE,ALA PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 106 TIME - 1600 N3953W PX- 6 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISBELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GADSDEN,ALA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3953W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Isbell
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