- Date
- June 25, 1978
- Place
- New Martinsvl, WV · NEW MARTINSVL, WV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7706CPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780625019029A
- Case key
- 140628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2034 78/6/25 NEW MARTINSVL,WV PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 371 TIME - 1600 N7706C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIVIL AIR PATROL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PARKERSBURG,WV RETURN NEW MARTINSVL,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DRIFTED R OF RWY,WHL STRUCK TIRE ON GND CAUSING SUBSTL DMG TO STABILATOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7706C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Civil Air Patrol
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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.