- Date
- July 23, 1970
- Place
- Muncie, IN · MUNCIE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9979DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116789
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1357 70/7/23 MUNCIE,IND PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 220 TIME - 0100 N9979D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REESE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUNCIE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O WITHOUT RWY LTS,COCKPIT LTG INOP,USING FLASHLIGHT. NOSE GR STRUCK RWY LT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9979D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reese
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