NYC74FGT07

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-40 · Lamar, PA · September 21, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1973
Place
Lamar, PA · LAMAR, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9999PPiper PA-40
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730921030419A
Case key
201616

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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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3-2843  73/9/21    LAMAR,PA            PIPER PA-40         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1035                    N9999P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      UNK/NR, 3421 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            88 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCK HAVEN,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
        REMARKS- NR 15 REAR LMT C/G TEST.L SPIN 1 TURN ATMTD RCVR SPIN CONT DEPLOYED SPIN CHUTE DID NOT INFLATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9999P
Reported as
Piper PA-40
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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