- Date
- May 20, 1974
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8723YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740520021699A
- Case key
- 124305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1292 74/5/20 ATLANTA,GA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0914 N8723Y PX- 0 1 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 30, 3410 TOTAL HOURS, 395 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA VIDALIA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- EST CG,DIDNT USE CG COMP FOR PA-30.ACFT OBSVD NOSE HI CLB,ROLLED L.YOKE FWD,TRIM DWN,NO RESPONSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8723Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Atlanta Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.