- Date
- May 27, 1968
- Place
- New Mrtnsvil, WV · NEW MRTNSVIL, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7996YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1752 68/5/27 NEW MRTNSVIL,W VA PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3020 TIME - 2025 N7996Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1246 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW MARTINSVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PILOT MADE A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF FROM WET SOD RUNWAY AT NIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7996Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Martinsville
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