- Date
- September 26, 1977
- Place
- Jefferson, GA · JEFFERSON, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5339PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145327
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3049 77/9/26 JEFFERSON,GA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 575 TIME - 1645 N5339P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JEFFERSON,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- AVOIDING DEER ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5339P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jackson County
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