ATL81FKW11

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Woodbury, TN · February 15, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1981
Place
Woodbury, TN · WOODBURY, TN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2845TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810215006399A
Case key
127711

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0019  81/2/15    WOODBURY,TN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 232
        TIME - 1630                    N2845T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBURY,TN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PASTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2845T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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