- Date
- August 11, 1972
- Place
- Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4404YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2314 72/8/11 FT PIERCE,FLA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2691 TIME - 1053 N4404Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRISE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT PIERCE,FLA LAKELAND,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AFTR HITTING TWO 4FT WIRE FENCES,HIT TWO PINE TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4404Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sunrise
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