- Date
- February 16, 1970
- Place
- Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3320APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0975 70/2/16 SARATOGA,WYO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 216 TIME - 2145 N3320A PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIVELY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARATOGA,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- TOOK OFF INTO RISING TERRAIN,NEAR GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3320A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shively
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