- Date
- May 7, 1967
- Place
- Van Meter, IA · VAN METER, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9039DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117163
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1445 67/5/7 VAN METER, IOWA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 140 TIME - 1800 N9039D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 7000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 40 DEGREE LEFT CROSSWIND 20 KTS GUSTING TO 30 KTS. ACFT VEERED TO RIGHT, SETTLED IN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9039D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9039DRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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