IAD74AI059

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Salisbury, MD · May 16, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 16, 1974
Place
Salisbury, MD · SALISBURY, MD
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N56624Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740516016609A
Case key
124253

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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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3-1346  74/5/16    SALISBURY,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N56624              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 2929 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2020 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALISBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALISBURY,MD                CAPE MAY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TRUCK CROSSING ACTIVE RWY.HIT TRUCK,HOR STAB FELL OFF ACFT,CONTINUED TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N56624
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Salisbury

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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.