- Date
- July 26, 1975
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1874TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750726022299A
- Case key
- 149362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1958 75/7/26 INDIANAPOLIS,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 69, 686 TIME - 1950 N1874T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BILL OATES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN 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 - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 9-10 INCH HIGH GRASS STRIP. 2-3 INCH MOWED GRASS ON N END. HIT WIRES. 1900 FT STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1874T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bill Oates
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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.