- Date
- December 24, 1979
- Place
- Ithaca, MI · ITHACA, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2807ZPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791224034379A
- Case key
- 132064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3179 79/12/24 ITHACA,MI PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 233 TIME - 1200 N2807Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ITHACA,MI ALMA,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW GRAINS/SNOW PELLETS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- AFTER LEAVING ROAD ACFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT GROUND.WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2807Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alma
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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.