Date:	Thursday 12 February 1976
Time:	22:30
Type:	Piper PA-32R-300 Lance
Owner/operator:	Air Flite Inc
Registration:	N7074C
MSN:	32R-7680038
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Atmore Municipal Airport, Atmore, Alabama (FAA LID: 0R1)
Destination airport:	Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, Louisiana (SHV/KSHV)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) February 12, 1976 when crashed shortly after take off from Atmore Municipal Airport, Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama; the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) survived, but with serious injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB Report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS; ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL; SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - FOG; VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS

ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT FROM HIS POSITION 800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY HE COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS."

Aircraft destroyed - registration N7074C cancelled by the FAA on April 12 1976

1. NTSB Identification: MIA76DKJ48 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=52088&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7074C
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/al/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-Dec-2016 21:39	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]