- Date
- June 8, 1979
- Place
- Ophir, AK · OPHIR, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6475JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790608023199A
- Case key
- 134987
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0020 79/6/8 OPHIR,AK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0850 N6475J PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 31, 1736 TOTAL HOURS, 58 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - OPHIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPHIR,AK MCGRATH,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF REMARKS- ACFT LOADED W 3 ADULTS,1 DOG, PLUS GEAR FOR PAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6475J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ophir
N6475JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6475J · 1
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