CHI71DGJ02

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Georgetown, KY · July 18, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1970
Place
Georgetown, KY · GEORGETOWN, KY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5177ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109688

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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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3-3106  70/7/18    GEORGETOWN,KY       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N5177Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED LEFT DRG TKOF RUN,LIFTOFF.HIT,DESTROYED TAYLORCRAFT BC12D,N96075.

Aircraft

Registration
N5177Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marshall Field

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