Piper PA-24 N9168P
23 December 1974 · Mobile, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 December 1974 at about 17:29 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N9168P, operated by Showalter Flyi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mobile, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bates Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N9168P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Showalter Flyi
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Orlando, Fla → New Orleans, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4281
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
FILED IFR ENRT NR CEN.DIVERTED TO MOBILE.PLT SEEMED UNSURE OF HIMSELF DRG APCH, DSCNDD BLO MDA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cape May, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Nw Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-24 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cutchogue, New York, United States | Beatrice McArd | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Georgetown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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