- Date
- June 5, 1979
- Place
- Redlick, MS · REDLICK, MS
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9560DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790605033849A
- Case key
- 135501
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3211 79/6/5 NR.REDLICK,MS PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1207 N9560D PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 37, 8815 TOTAL HOURS, 160 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NESLER'S RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDLICK,MS GERMANTOWN,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT BURNED 1QT OIL DURING 15MIN FLT.ENG OIL SUMP HAD CONSIDERABLE AMT OF SLUDGE IN IT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9560D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nesler'S Ranch
N9560DRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.