MKC69F0461

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Wahoo, NE · June 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1969
Place
Wahoo, NE · WAHOO, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5256WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179644

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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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3-1657   69/6/5    WAHOO,NEBR          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 168
        TIME - 1820                    N5256W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAHOO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N5256W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wahoo

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