Piper PA-16 N5950H
8 November 1968 · Bartow, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1968 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5950H was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bartow, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bartow, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bartow
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5950H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4549
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT ENTERED SPIN WHEN PLT CHECKED WIND SOCK. IMPROPER SPIN RECOVERY PROCEDURE USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Rush City, Minnesota, United States | Clipper Club | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Calipatria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Crescent City, Illinois, United States | Clipper Associ | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Ontario, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |