- Date
- August 27, 1971
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5016WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163081
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3220 71/8/27 FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1845 N5016W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLIAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5016W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pulliam Field
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