- Date
- October 8, 1981
- Place
- Caba Rojo, PR · CABA ROJO, PR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7503RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811008065859A
- Case key
- 123827
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2178 81/10/8 CABA ROJO,PR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1735 N7503R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 1300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANCHEZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CABA ROJO,PR MAYAGUEZ,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- 2100FT SOFT FIELD,2 PAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7503R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanchez
N7503RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7503R · 1
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