- Date
- October 28, 1973
- Place
- Pandora, OH · PANDORA, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4231TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731028036899A
- Case key
- 188136
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3389 73/10/28 NR.PANDORA,OHIO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 285 TIME - 1445 N4231T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PANDORA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BLUFFTON,OHIO RETURN PANDORA,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- APLD PWR MIDWAY DN 3188FT RWY.DID NOT CLR TREES AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4231T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pandora
N4231TRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.
Other investigations on N4231T · 1
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