- Date
- January 14, 1976
- Place
- Whitsett, NC · WHITSETT, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N851APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760114006189A
- Case key
- 152753
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0551 76/1/14 WHITSETT,NC PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N851A PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAYTON SKYPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITSETT,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- RWY SOD,SOFT FRM RECENT RAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N851A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clayton Skypark
N851ARegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2018 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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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.