- Date
- August 14, 1980
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2603CPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800814036769A
- Case key
- 129672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2087 80/8/14 VERO BEACH,FL PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 60 TOTAL TIME - 0917 N2603C PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERO BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- PLT RPRTD PRACTICING SHORT FLD TKOF W 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS.FLAPS FND IN FULL DWN PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2603C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vero Beach Muni
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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.
Other investigations on N2603C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.