- Date
- June 23, 1979
- Place
- Elbert, CO · ELBERT, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4128PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790623014019A
- Case key
- 135762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1522 79/6/23 ELBERT,CO PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1956 TIME - 0730 N4128P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING LAZY D DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELBERT,CO OKLAHOMA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- RUDDER TRIM FULL NOSE LEFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4128P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Lazy D
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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.