MIA73AM076

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hartselle, AL · January 22, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 22, 1973
Place
Hartselle, AL · HARTSELLE, AL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4834TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730122003579A
Case key
163195

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0521  73/1/22    HARTSELLE,ALA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 0730                    N4834T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUNDTREE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,ALA              NASHVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 21.8 PER CENT CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE BLOOD.PLT RPTD TO FSS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM OR AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4834T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Roundtree Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.