- Date
- October 31, 1973
- Place
- Norwalk, OH · NORWALK, OH
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2573APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2847 73/10/31 NORWALK,OHIO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 53 TOTAL TIME - 1845 N2573A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWALK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORWALK,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- APRX 40FT ABV RWY A/S 85MPH PLT DID NOT THINK ACFT CLBG PROPERLY TO CLR TREES.PLT TIRED HAD COLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2573A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Norwalk
N2573ARegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2011 · Piper PA-22S-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22S-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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