- Date
- December 12, 1967
- Place
- Iowa City, IA · IOWA CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6426WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4384 67/12/12 IOWA CITY,IOWA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N6426W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6426W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Iowa City
N6426WRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N6426W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW87LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Aransas, TXThe engine lost power while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. The pilot made a 180 degree turn and attempted to reach the runway. Touchdown occurred about 15 feet short and the landing gear impacted a sandy embankment. The aircraft then slid to a…NTSB MKC69F0339Accident · No injuriesClosedIowa City, IANTSB MKC68D0031Accident · No injuriesClosedIowa City, IA