- Date
- July 4, 1965
- Place
- Dallas, WI · DALLAS, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4227MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2998 65/7/4 DALLAS WIS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31, TIME - 1200 N4227M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 140 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. HIGH WEEDS ON RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4227M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dallas
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