- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- Trego, WI · TREGO, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5657UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1421 71/7/31 NR.TREGO,WIS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1705 N5657U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TREGO,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FARM MEADOW,GRASS 12-18IN HIGH.TKOF SE,TREES UP TO 10FT HIGH E OF FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5657U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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