- Date
- May 9, 1971
- Place
- Liberty, MO · LIBERTY, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5151SPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0055 71/5/9 LIBERTY,MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 152 TIME - 1245 N5151S PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIBERTY,MO PLATTSBURG,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- 1200FT ROLLING FARM PASTURE.HIT GATE THEN PARKED AUTO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5151S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mitchell Field
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