- Date
- August 26, 1976
- Place
- Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9706PPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760826028059A
- Case key
- 155383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2524 76/8/26 ALBANY,GA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 201 TIME - 0900 N9706P PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOT PRACTICING SPRAYING WITH WATER AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND.ENG COWL FASTENERS UNFASTENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9706P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9706P · 1
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