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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Williamsburg, KY · July 8, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1976
Place
Williamsburg, KY · WILLIAMSBURG, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N44534Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760708018549A
Case key
154835

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2147   76/7/8    WILLIAMSBURG,KY     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3948
        TIME - 1215                    N44534              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSBURG CUMB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSBURG,KY             FRANKFORT,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STALL WARN SOUNDED FM SHORTLY AFTR DEPT UNTIL ABORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N44534
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Williamsburg Cumb

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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.