- Date
- July 11, 1979
- Place
- Milan, OH · MILAN, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5270WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790711022149A
- Case key
- 134004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2270 79/7/11 MILAN,OH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 134 TIME - 1310 N5270W PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD INN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AKRON,OH AKRON,OH MILAN,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- AIRPORT WAS CLOSED.PASSENGER WAS PILOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5270W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Homestead Inn
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.