- Date
- May 30, 1974
- Place
- Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1711RPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740530024759A
- Case key
- 128112
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1919 74/5/30 LAFAYETTE,IND PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 5350 TIME - 0900 N1711R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALSMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,IND NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- PLT ALC LVL 302MG%,SAMPLE FM TISSUE FLUID.PLT NOT FAMILIAR WITH NEW FLT DIRECTOR SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1711R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Halsmer
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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