- Date
- January 20, 1970
- Place
- Benson, AZ · BENSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8686PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142923
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0354 70/1/20 BENSON,ARIZ PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1809 TIME - 1215 N8686P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MESCAL JUNCTION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALLUP,N MEX BENSON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LND ON SOFT HOSPITAL ACCESS ROAD MISTAKEN FOR RWY. ATTEMPTED T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8686P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mescal Junction
N8686PRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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