Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-31 N9261Y

8 September 1969 · Columbus, Mississippi, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 September 1969 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N9261Y, operated by JIM Hankens AI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbus, Mississippi, 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 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Nearest airport
Sanders Carson
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-31
Registration
N9261Y
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
JIM Hankens AI
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Demonstration
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Augusta, Ga → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-3840

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

ACFT DRIFTED L AND L WING STRUCK FENCE POSTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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