- Date
- October 24, 1980
- Place
- Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8536CPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801024058309A
- Case key
- 127904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3157 80/10/24 CODY,WY PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1050 N8536C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 27, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, 31 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CODY,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED W RT SIDE BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8536C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cody
N8536CRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.