- Date
- December 23, 1974
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9168PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741223044149A
- Case key
- 144868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4281 74/12/23 MOBILE,ALA PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 675 TIME - 1729 N9168P PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FLA NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- FILED IFR ENRT NR CEN.DIVERTED TO MOBILE.PLT SEEMED UNSURE OF HIMSELF DRG APCH,DSCNDD BLO MDA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9168P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bates Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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