- Date
- April 26, 1969
- Place
- E Palestine, OH · E PALESTINE, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8389RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1306 69/4/26 E PALESTINE,OHIO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1508 N8389R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 1006 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 244 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SHORT RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8389R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miller
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