- Date
- October 4, 1969
- Place
- Fortescue, MO · FORTESCUE, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N98120Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159459
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2776 69/10/4 FORTESCUE,MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N98120 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HINKLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.JOSEPH,MO FORTESCUE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- SHORT FLD T/O. ENG LOST POWER MOMENTARILY. T/O CONT WITH INSUFFICIENT RWY LEFT. STRUCK 8 FT CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98120
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hinkle
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