- Date
- October 26, 1965
- Place
- Paxton, NE · PAXTON, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78552Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174767
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3489 65/10/26 NR.PAXTON NEBR PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 101 TIME - 1300 N78552 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WINDMILL. OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78552
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage