- Date
- December 5, 1973
- Place
- Douglas, AZ · DOUGLAS, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8858NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731205038349A
- Case key
- 187541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3817 73/12/5 DOUGLAS,ARIZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 45 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N8858N PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE COLLEGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOUGLAS,ARIZ DOUGLAS,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8858N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cochise College
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8858N · 1
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