- Date
- August 15, 1974
- Place
- Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7311KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740815028279A
- Case key
- 136776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2889 74/8/15 BAY MINETTE,ALA PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1240 N7311K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 4800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BAYOU LA BATRE,ALA MONTICELLO,IND BAY MINETTE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7311K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bay Minette
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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.