- Date
- September 16, 1973
- Place
- Russellville, KY · RUSSELLVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N56444Piper PA-36
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730916031299A
- Case key
- 188189
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3257 73/9/16 NR.RUSSELLVILLE,KY PIPER PA-36 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2698 TIME - 1550 N56444 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERO BEACH,FLA VINCENNES,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- LNDD DUE LOOSE COWL.TKOF DNWND UP GRADE WIRES AT END.MFG EST DIST 1500-2300FT NEEDED-FLD 1200 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56444
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N56444Registration cancelled Jan 31, 2013 · Piper PA-36-285Airframe modelPiper PA-36-285Engine modelContinental 6-285-A
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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.