- Date
- May 22, 1971
- Place
- Muncie, IN · MUNCIE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1692TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161854
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2185 71/5/22 MUNCIE,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1539 N1692T PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUNCIE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLT LOST CNTRL ON T/G LDG.ACFT LEFT RWY,HIT A RUT,NOSE GR BROKE OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1692T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delaware Co
N1692TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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