CHI76DEA21

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Zionsville, IN · December 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1975
Place
Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1334TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 25, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751222040159A
Case key
152143

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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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3-3980  75/12/22   ZIONSVILLE,IN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 460
        TIME - 0815                    N1334T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZIONSVILLE,IN               LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- NO ONE ABOARD,HAND PROPPED BY PLT.ENG STARTED,ACFT CROSSED TWO FENCES,TWO DITCHES AND ONE ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1334T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Terry

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1334T · 1

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