CHI78DEP44

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Gleason, WI · July 10, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1978
Place
Gleason, WI · GLEASON, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N541F1Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140339

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3795  78/7/10    GLEASON,WI          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 110
        TIME - 1800                    N541F1              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAY MEADOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLEASON,WI                  NEILLSVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N541F1
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hay Meadow