- Date
- December 27, 1973
- Place
- Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8074DPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4031 73/12/27 FORT WAYNE,IND PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 633 TIME - 1037 N8074D PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WAYNE,IND MAKIN,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8074D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Baer Field
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