CHI73DEG05

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Proctorville, OH · September 17, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 17, 1972
Place
Proctorville, OH · PROCTORVILLE, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1828TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168267

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3574  72/9/17    PROCTORVILLE,OHIO   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1828T              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHALIA,OHIO                COLUMBUS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LANDED ON HAYFIELD.STRUCK FENCE TAKING OFF UNDERWIRES.FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH DAMAGED ACFT

Aircraft

Registration
N1828T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Huntington,Ohio

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