- Date
- March 23, 1969
- Place
- Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N198MCPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0797 69/3/23 MANASSAS,VA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 382 TIME - 1400 N198MC PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO KEEP HAND ON THROTTLES LFT THROTTLE SLIPPED BACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N198MC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manassas
N198MCRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2018 · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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