- Date
- April 21, 1968
- Place
- Richwood, OH · RICHWOOD, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5185WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111251
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0908 68/4/21 RICHWOOD,OHIO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 296 TIME - 1530 N5185W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRINDELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- ACFT NEAR GROSS WT. GRASS ON RNWY THICK,HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grindell
N5185WRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2018 · Piper PA-28Airframe modelPiper PA-28Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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