# NTSB IAD80FLQ07: Piper PA-28R, N5061S, Whitesburg, KY, December 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1979
- Place: Whitesburg, KY · WHITESBURG, KY
- Location: 37.1178° N, 82.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitesburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1178&lon=-82.8230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3549  79/12/31   WHITESBURG,KY       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 1658
        TIME - 1011                    N5061S              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITESBURG,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- RIFTED L AFTER TKOF,CORR WITH RUDDER. RAISED FLAPS,LEVELED OFF AT 60FT,CONTACTED TREES.NO MALF FND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5061S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5061S-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 28R-35796, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitesburg Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791231041679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791231041679A), Dec 31, 1979: Piper PA28R200, Whitesburg, KY, Substantial damage. Lost power on liftoff. Crash-landed on side of runway. Possible propellor malfunction. No engine defects.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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