CHI74FEK29

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Ostrander, OH · June 9, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1974
Place
Ostrander, OH · OSTRANDER, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N15489Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740609018649A
Case key
125861

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1603   74/6/9    OSTRANDER,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N15489              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 731 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            344 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAYERS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               COLUMBUS,OHIO                OSTRANDER,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           82                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DNSTY ALT APRX 2500FT.TKOF DIST TO CLR 50FT OBSTACLE APRX 1900FT.PWR LINES AT END OF 1550 FT RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N15489
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sayers Airstrip

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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.