- Date
- June 20, 1970
- Place
- Bradenton, FL · BRADENTON, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1879JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2596 70/6/20 BRADENTON,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 209 TIME - 1230 N1879J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMA SOLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRADENTON,FLA TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 94 320 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 4 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ATMTD LIFTOFF APRX MIDWAY DWN 1400FT SOD RWY.OTR 2600FT RWY AVBLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1879J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palma Sola
N1879JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N1879J · 1
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