- Date
- August 31, 1969
- Place
- Cottonwood, SD · COTTONWOOD, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7875WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155321
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3820 69/8/31 COTTONWOOD,S DAK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 3300 TIME - 1745 N7875W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COOK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COTTONWOOD,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- RNWY 3800FT APRX 1500FT USABLE. ACFT STRUCK TREE APRX 300FT PAST END OF RWY,TO L OF CENTERLINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7875W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cook
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