- Date
- February 12, 1974
- Place
- Almont, MI · ALMONT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6820WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740212002449A
- Case key
- 186919
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0350 74/2/12 ALMONT,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 84 TOTAL TIME - 1750 N6820W PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALMONT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6820W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Almont
N6820WRegistration cancelled May 19, 1977 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.