- Date
- June 3, 1968
- Place
- Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3578APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109545
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3282 68/6/3 PARKERSBURG,W VA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2450 TIME - 0530 N3578A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 930 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEWART TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- FLD WET,SOGGY FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3578A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stewart
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