Piper PA-18-150 N9167T

Summary

On 25 July 1996 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N9167T was involved in an accident near Bessemer, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 1996 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Bessemer (2A3)

Coordinates

33.4299, -86.9906

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N9167T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA113

Nobody was injured.

The dual student's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing, and the flight instructor's failure to properly supervise the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The certified flight instructor and dual student were practicing touch and go landings at the airport. During an attempted landing, the dual student released the flight controls during the landing roll. The certified flight instructor did not regain control of the airplane before it veered off the right side of the runway. The airplane rolled down a ravine into a wooded area, and collided with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.