- Date
- November 13, 1973
- Place
- Aldino, MD · ALDINO, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6970PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731113037279A
- Case key
- 188081
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3427 73/11/13 ALDINO,MD PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 216 TIME - 1220 N6970P PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDINO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALDINO,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH VERNIER CONTROLLED THROTTLE PLT COULD NOT UNLOCK MECHANISM-THROTTLE FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6970P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aldino
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.