- Date
- May 30, 1974
- Place
- White Lake, NC · WHITE LAKE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4350JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740530014899A
- Case key
- 126361
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1508 74/5/30 WHITE LAKE,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 164 TIME - 1325 N4350J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE LAKE,NC FAYETTEVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UN CLB ABV PWR LINE.LWRD NOSE TO AVOID WIRES,HIT TRUCK AND POLE.ENCTRD SANDY PART OF FLD DRG TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4350J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- White Lake
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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.