- Date
- September 24, 1972
- Place
- Edgartown, MA · EDGARTOWN, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4692ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1677 72/9/24 NR.EDGARTOWN,MASS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 306 TIME - 1130 N4692Z PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDGARTOWN,MASS MARSHFIELD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE/MALF OF FLT CTL SYST.PWR-ON STALL DEMO.FLAT SPIN INTO WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4692Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Katama Airport
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