- Date
- July 10, 1974
- Place
- Columbia, IL · COLUMBIA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5291WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740710021009A
- Case key
- 128109
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1915 74/7/10 COLUMBIA,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 113 TIME - 2030 N5291W PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEBHARDT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TKOF STARTED APRX 790FT FM APCH END OF 3200FT SOD RWY.HIT TREES 1/2 MILE FM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5291W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gebhardt Field
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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.