MKC68D0351

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Beaver City, NE · November 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1967
Place
Beaver City, NE · BEAVER CITY, NE
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3483WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112803

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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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3-4065  67/11/22   BEAVER CITY,NEBR    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N3483W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEWETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT KNOW RNWY LENGTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N3483W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hewett

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