Piper PA-28 N5409W accident, Buckhannon, WV, Oct 4, 1969 · NTSB IAD70D0094

Date: October 4, 1969
Place: Buckhannon, WV · BUCKHANNON, WV
Injuries: 4 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N5409WPiper PA-28
Status: Completed · report May 15, 1970
Report: Brief approved by the director
Case key: 152299

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4162   69/10/4   BUCKHANNON,W VA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 125
        TIME - 1415                    N5409W              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCKHANNON,W VA             NEWARK,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PUBLISHED RNWY LENGTH 1600FT,MEASURED 1410FT.

Aircraft

Registration: N5409W
Reported as: Piper PA-28
Category: Airplane
Engine: reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Airport: Lewis Field

N5409WRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Piper PA-28-160S/N 28-478 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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