- Date
- December 6, 1969
- Place
- Oglala, SD · OGLALA, SD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8687CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4659 69/12/6 OGLALA,S DAK PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N8687C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OGLALA,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- STRUCK TREE AT END OF 1900 FT MOWED HAY FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8687C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8687CRegistered now · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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