DEN70D0016

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Cokeville, WY · May 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1969
Place
Cokeville, WY · COKEVILLE, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8585CPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175045

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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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3-1805   69/5/4    COKEVILLE,WYO       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N8585C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COKEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- HIT WASH OUT WHICH EXTENDED 3/4 OF THE WAY ACROSS RNWY. UNATTENDED ARPT,CATTLE ON RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8585C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cokeville

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