CHI76FEM01

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Gobles, MI · July 4, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1975
Place
Gobles, MI · GOBLES, MI
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7567PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750704019919A
Case key
149509

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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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3-1794   75/7/4    GOBLES,MI           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 617
        TIME - 1615                    N7567P              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESLER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOBLES,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        REMARKS- RETRACTED GEAR TO ABORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7567P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wesler Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7567P · 1

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