- Date
- December 20, 1970
- Place
- Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8261NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159696
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4440 70/12/20 CHILLICOTHE,MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 107 TIME - 1425 N8261N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILLICOTHE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTERVILLE,IOWA CHILLICOTHE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L,NOSE GR HIT 12IN RISE IN TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8261N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chillicothe
N8261NRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N8261N · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA95LA207Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMt Pleasant, UTThe pilot in command's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout. Factors include wind shear and high density altitude.NTSB FTW78DPM01Accident · No injuriesClosedBig Cedar, OKNTSB MKC71FCG59Accident · No injuriesClosedTrenton, MO