- Date
- September 9, 1973
- Place
- Gustavus, OH · GUSTAVUS, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5318WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730909040969A
- Case key
- 187814
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4030 73/9/9 NR.GUSTAVUS,OHIO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 154 TIME - 1527 N5318W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIEKLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUSTAVUS,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- RUNWAY HAD 12-18 IN.GROWTH OF CLOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5318W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miekle
N5318WRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2005 · Piper PA-28-160Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160Engine 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.