- Date
- September 7, 1972
- Place
- Columbus, MS · COLUMBUS, MS
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9261YPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3661 72/9/7 NR.COLUMBUS,MISS PIPER PA-31 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 5100 TIME - 2141 N9261Y PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUPELO,MISS COLUMBUS,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON. PLT HAD SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9261Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Carson
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