- Date
- May 7, 1974
- Place
- Chataignier, LA · CHATAIGNIER, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56614Piper PA-36
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740507012049A
- Case key
- 170184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1166 74/5/7 CHATAIGNIER,LA PIPER PA-36 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 8540 TIME - 1710 N56614 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATAIGNIER AG ST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATAIGNIER,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3300 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GOGGLES - NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- HIT HOLE IN RWY,BECAME AIRBORNE.PLT DECIDED ACFT COULDNT CLR WIRES & ABORTED.SETTLED INTO WAGON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56614
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chataignier Ag St
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