- Date
- August 30, 1971
- Place
- Delphi, IN · DELPHI, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6018WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163405
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3166 71/8/30 DELPHI,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 55 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N6018W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELPHI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELPHI,IND LAFAYETTE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- ATMTD TO CHANGE TRIM SETTING DURG TKOF ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6018W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delphi
N6018WRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N6018W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.