- Date
- April 29, 1972
- Place
- Shafter, TX · SHAFTER, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5127PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2453 72/4/29 SHAFTER,TEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N5127P PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS AGE 33, 534 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANDELARIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHAFTER,TEX MIDLAND,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LEFT WING HIT 6 FT HIGH OCOTILLO CACTUS ALONGSIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5127P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Candelaria
N5127PRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Piper PA-24Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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