- Date
- January 19, 1975
- Place
- Fairhope, AL · FAIRHOPE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1FPPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750119033059A
- Case key
- 148072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3246 75/1/19 FAIRHOPE,AL PIPER PA-31 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1242 N1FP PX- 1 0 0 CORP/EXEC 42, 6800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRHOPE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HATTIESBURG,MS FAIRHOPE,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SCREWDRIVER INSERTED IN CTL CHAIN BTWN PINS 13-14.FULL R TRAVEL COULD AND DID LOCK AILERON CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1FP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fairhope Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.