- Date
- February 20, 1971
- Place
- Union City, TN · UNION CITY, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8630CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160136
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0597 71/2/20 UNION CITY,TENN PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 52, TIME - 1430 N8630C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 73 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERETT-STEWART DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNION CITY,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- LNDD DUE INFLT SMOKE.TKOF OBSVD FLAMES L RUDDER PEDAL,CAUSE UNKN,ACFT DESTROYED.LNDD ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8630C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Everett-Stewart
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