- Date
- July 13, 1970
- Place
- Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8228NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2995 70/7/13 WESTWEGO,LA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 42 TOTAL TIME - 1305 N8228N PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTWEGO,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- HIT DIRT PILE 50 FT TO L OF RWY. THEN VEERED R INTO CANAL. R QUARTERING TAILWIND 10K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8228N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westwego
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