- Date
- March 10, 1979
- Place
- Altus, OK · ALTUS, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N41454Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790310004479A
- Case key
- 137875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0288 79/3/10 ALTUS,OK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N41454 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTUS,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41454
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Altus Municipal
N41454Registration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.