- Date
- May 21, 1977
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3592RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770521015419A
- Case key
- 158106
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1202 77/5/21 LUBBOCK,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N3592R PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN & COUNTRY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 200 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 5 SOB,APRX 46.5LBS OVR MAX GWT,1.65IN BEYOND FWD CG LMT.DENS ALT APRX 5700FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3592R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Town & Country
N3592RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3592R · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI94LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindsborg, KSwas the pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane during the flight. Factors were fuel exhaustion, the sign, and the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in type of airplane.NTSB CHI78FEV36Accident · No injuriesClosedPalestine, ILNTSB FTW74DQG68Accident · No injuriesClosedShallowater, TXNTSB MKC70DCG02Accident · No injuriesClosedOlathe, KS