MIA73AM116

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Panama City, FL · June 30, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 30, 1973
Place
Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7111PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730630029529A
Case key
188773

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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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3-4164  73/6/30    PANAMA CITY,FLA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2354
        TIME - 1858                    N7111P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANAMA CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,W VA             PANAMA CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7111P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Panama City Muni

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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.