MIA76DKJ49

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Phenix City, AL · February 19, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1976
Place
Phenix City, AL · PHENIX CITY, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N92561Piper PA-12
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760219002929A
Case key
152859

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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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3-0321  76/2/19  NR.PHENIX CITY,AL     PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 416
        TIME - 1615                    N92561              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PHENIX CITY,AL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ENG ROUGH,LNDD ON ROAD.HIT SIGN,FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N92561
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.