- Date
- July 5, 1964
- Place
- Navasota, TX · NAVASOTA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7901HPiper PA12
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0316 64/7/5 NR.NAVASOTA TEXAS PIPER PA12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1335 N7901H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ELECTRICAL FIRE IN RADIO EQUIPMENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7901H
- Reported as
- Piper PA12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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