- Date
- November 11, 1979
- Place
- Jonestown, TX · JONESTOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6239CPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791111031919A
- Case key
- 134839
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2917 79/11/11 JONESTOWN,TX PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 304 TIME - 1445 N6239C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAMELESS VALLEY R DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JONESTOWN,TX TYLER,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT STATED-STARTED INTERSECTION TKOF NR MIDDLE OF RWY,RUTS/HOLES BETWEEN MID-POINT & END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6239C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nameless Valley R
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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.