- Date
- April 15, 1967
- Place
- Watertown, SD · WATERTOWN, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9097DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1188 67/4/15 WATERTOWN,S DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 98 TOTAL TIME - 1350 N9097D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTING TAKE OFF FROM PASTURE. WIND 045 DEG 17 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9097D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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