- Date
- January 30, 1968
- Place
- Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5744ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112365
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0236 68/1/30 BAYTOWN,TEX PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2010 TIME - 2200 N5744Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NELSON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- T/O FROM UNLIGHTED FLD. LEFT GR HIT PUDDLE,ACFT SWERVED. PLT PULLED ACFT OFF GRND PREMATURELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5744Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nelson
N5744ZRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 1976 · Piper PA-22-108Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Other investigations on N5744Z · 1
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