- Date
- October 29, 1979
- Place
- Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9281TPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791029027649A
- Case key
- 133433
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2597 79/10/29 MARION,OH PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 47 TOTAL TIME - 0945 N9281T PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT'S SEAT NOT PROPERLY SECURED.SLID TO FULL AFT POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9281T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marion Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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