MIA67D0555

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Oak Ridge, TN · May 19, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1967
Place
Oak Ridge, TN · OAK RIDGE, TN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7598PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116412

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1642  67/5/19    OAK RIDGE,TENN      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 985
        TIME - 0615                    N7598P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 909 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK RIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N7598P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oak Ridge

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