- Date
- June 7, 1972
- Place
- Gobles, MI · GOBLES, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9559WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2111 72/6/7 GOBLES,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N9559W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 877 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 111 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PLAINWELL,MICH PLAINWELL,MICH GOBLES,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MISUNDERSTOOD I/P INSTRTN TO RDC PWR AFT LVG RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9559W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Field
N9559WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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