- Date
- April 20, 1980
- Place
- Falmouth, KY · FALMOUTH, KY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8907JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800420009969A
- Case key
- 131216
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0724 80/4/20 FALMOUTH,KY PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 100 TIME - 1700 N8907J PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COOKENDORFER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALMOUTH,KY WASHINGTON,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NRLY ALL OF RWY RQRD.6-8IN GRASS.PLT TURNED SHARPLY TO AVOID HILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8907J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cookendorfer
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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.