- Date
- August 28, 1970
- Place
- Hico, TX · HICO, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8600WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3585 70/8/28 HICO,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 141 TIME - 1730 N8600W PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT WORTH,TEX AMARILLO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- FARM STRIP APRX 1400FT,UPHILL.NOSE GR HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8600W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8600WRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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