- Date
- July 29, 1976
- Place
- Talladega, AL · TALLADEGA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5738UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760729023119A
- Case key
- 155372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2508 76/7/29 TALLADEGA,AL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 77 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N5738U PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLADEGA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GADSDEN,AL TALLADEGA,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- STRUCK DITCH APRX 84 FT R OF RWY CNTR LINE.WIND GUSTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5738U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talladega Muni
N5738URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.