- Date
- July 9, 1971
- Place
- Cloverdale, IN · CLOVERDALE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25733Piper J4A
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162432
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2681 71/7/9 CLOVERDALE,IND PIPER J4A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 125 TIME - 2030 N25733 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REED STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVERDALE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 270 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- 5-10K X-WIND,DRIFTED INTO PWR LINES ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25733
- Reported as
- Piper J4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reed Strip
N25733Registration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Piper J4AAirframe modelPiper J4AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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