MKC68D0235

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Chariton, IA · September 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 25, 1967
Place
Chariton, IA · CHARITON, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9428JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113926

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3856  67/9/25  NR.CHARITON,IOWA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0845                    N9428J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 28, 1750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARITON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT HAD LANDED IN AREA DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N9428J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Chariton

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