CHI66F0576

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Columbia, IL · January 15, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1966
Place
Columbia, IL · COLUMBIA, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5835WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174038

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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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2-0010  66/1/15    COLUMBIA ILL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1249                    N5835W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA,J.B.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N5835W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Columbia,J.B.

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.