MIA75DKQ13

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Bay St Louis, MS · September 15, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1974
Place
Bay St Louis, MS · BAY ST LOUIS, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2165APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740915029889A
Case key
136735

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2956  74/9/15    BAY ST LOUIS,MISS   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 586
        TIME - 1510                    N2165A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STENNIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COVINGTON,LA                BAY ST LOUIS,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- LNDD ON SOD E OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2165A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stennis Field

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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.