- Date
- August 15, 1971
- Place
- Fulton, MS · FULTON, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9778JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162163
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1171 71/8/15 FULTON,MISS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 385 TIME - 1615 N9778J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULTON,MISS ARLINGTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- GRASS ON STRIP APRX 30-40IN HI.L GR HIT DISC HARROW AT NE END OF FLD.WIND SW 5K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9778J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fulton
N9778JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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