Piper PA-28 N5557U
28 March 1973 · Valkaria, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 March 1973 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5557U, operated by F.i.t. Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Valkaria, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valkaria, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Valkaria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5557U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- F.i.t. Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0525
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
ALT TOO LOW TO RECOVER FM SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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