- Date
- August 13, 1973
- Place
- Lexington, VA · LEXINGTON, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8067WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730813029259A
- Case key
- 188851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3345 73/8/13 LEXINGTON,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 236 TIME - 1800 N8067W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA RETURN LEXINGTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- HIT BARBED WIRE FENCE.PLT HELD NOSE WHEEL ON RWY.TOLD TO LET IT FLY OFF,PLT ABORTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8067W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lexington
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.