- Date
- September 6, 1971
- Place
- Holly Ridge, NC · HOLLY RIDGE, NC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9070WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3643 71/9/6 HOLLY RIDGE,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1280 TIME - 1740 N9070W PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,NC HOLLY RIDGE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF ABANDONED STREET ABT 1700FT LONG.BOTH BRAKE DISCS BADLY PITTED BY RUST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9070W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9070WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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