- Date
- August 30, 1973
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N29982Waco UPF-7
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730830029009A
- Case key
- 189179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2515 73/8/30 HUNTSVILLE,ALA WACO UPF-7 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 297 TIME - 1530 N29982 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT MADE REPEATED ATMTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE AFT LOSS OF DIR CONTROL,HIT TREES ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29982
- Reported as
- Waco UPF-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Huntsville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N29982 · 1
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