MKC70DCQ04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · St Francis, KS · January 26, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1970
Place
St Francis, KS · ST FRANCIS, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5121GPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
143422

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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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3-0489  70/1/26    ST FRANCIS,KANS     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 82, 318
        TIME - 1700                    N5121G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST FRANCIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST FRANCIS,KANS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N5121G
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St Francis

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