- Date
- January 29, 1970
- Place
- Onida, SD · ONIDA, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6616PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143260
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0473 70/1/29 ONIDA,S DAK PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 727 TIME - 1100 N6616P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ONIDA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONIDA,S DAK PIERRE,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 23 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 1 INCH SNOW ON RWY WITH SCTD DRIFTS. UNATTENDED APT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6616P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Onida
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