- Date
- November 22, 1973
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N277LPAero Comdr 680-E
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731122041879A
- Case key
- 187450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3937 73/11/22 BIRMINGHAM,ALA AERO COMDR 680-E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1500 TIME - 1228 N277LP PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBSERVED NOSE HIGH,SLOW FLT CONDITION.ACFT LAST FLOWN 9/8/73.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N277LP
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Birmingham 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.