CAN72AP905

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Prince George, Canada · September 4, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 4, 1970
Place
Prince George, Canada · PRINCE GEORGE, Canada
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8636YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158763

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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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6-0089   70/9/4    PRINCE GEORGE,CAN   PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3000
        TIME - 1019                    N8636Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCE GEORGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCE GEORGE,CAN          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT 1260 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT,2 IN PAST AFT CG LIMITS.INVEST AND REPTD BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N8636Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Prince George

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.