- Date
- August 17, 1966
- Place
- Columbus Jct, IA · COLUMBUS JCT, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4529PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3355 66/8/17 COLUMBUS JCT IOWA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5000 TIME - 1500 N4529P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRPORT SUPER MKT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENGINE TAKEOFF.HIT CAR ON ROAD 1000 FT.PAST RUNWAY END.GRASS ON STRIP 20 IN.HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4529P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Airport Super Mkt
N4529PRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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