- Date
- September 27, 1972
- Place
- Pascagoula, MS · PASCAGOULA, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32806Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2952 72/9/27 PASCAGOULA,MISS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1150 N32806 PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO 26, 3656 TOTAL HOURS, 23 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASCAGOULA,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WATER IN CARB AND GASCOLATOR. HIT PWR POLE,CARS AND FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32806
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jackson
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