Piper PA-34 N55697
4 September 1973 · Huntsville, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1973 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N55697, operated by Mid-South Avia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Huntsville, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Huntsvile-Madison
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N55697
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mid-South Avia
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Nashville, Tenn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2660
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT LNDD NO GREEN GR LT AND HORN BLOWNG.EMERG GREXTN NOT USED.GR MTR CB BLOWN.GR RETRACT DRG TURN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Phoenix Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Santee, California, United States | Breise-Johnsto | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Osceola, Indiana, United States | York Aero Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Piper Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Huntsville AVI | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Levan, Utah, United States | COX Constructi | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |