- Date
- February 26, 1970
- Place
- Kokomo, IN · KOKOMO, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7326JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0063 70/2/26 KOKOMO,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 18, 1 TIME - UNK/NR N7326J PX- 1 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KOKOMO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KOKOMO,IND UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- TIME OF ACCIDENT UNK,ESTIMATED BETWEEN 0500 AND 0600 EST.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 235 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7326J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kokomo
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