- Date
- September 29, 1970
- Place
- Jasper, AL · JASPER, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5763UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179229
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2935 70/9/29 JASPER,ALA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0005 N5763U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 5175 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3005 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JASPER,ALA BIRMINGHAM,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT HAD SLEPT PREVIOUS LEG AND TAXI IN.MISTOOK SHORT UNLTD TAXIWAY FOR RWY.TREES 785 FT FROM START
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5763U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Walker County
N5763URegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.