CHI69D0035

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Lewisburg, KY · June 12, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1968
Place
Lewisburg, KY · LEWISBURG, KY
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4215JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 30, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110274

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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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3-1654  68/6/12    LEWISBURG,KY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 110
        TIME - 1500                    N4215J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE FROM FARM FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4215J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.