- Date
- May 22, 1974
- Place
- Albemarle, NC · ALBEMARLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3481APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740522011529A
- Case key
- 130704
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2682 74/5/22 ALBEMARLE,NC PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 193 TIME - 1420 N3481A PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBEMARLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHARLOTTE,NC RETURN ALBEMARLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- CLRD ONE HOUSE,STRUCK A TREE,MUSHED INTO A HOUSE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3481A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albemarle
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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.