- Date
- June 23, 1970
- Place
- Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78443Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126117
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0764 70/6/23 SOMERSET,KY PIPER PA-12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 2015 N78443 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 38, 233 TOTAL HOURS, 28 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERSET,KY SOMERSET,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.16 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78443
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Somerset
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