- Date
- August 18, 1976
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N15832Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760818032459A
- Case key
- 156129
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4004 76/8/18 PENSACOLA,FL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 149 TIME - 1715 N15832 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COASTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT USED INCOR FLAP SETTING FOR TAKEOFF FROM A RUNWAY WITH 6 INCH GRASS & EXCESS GROSS WEIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15832
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coastal
N15832Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.