MKC73DCQ08

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Marysville, KS · July 24, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1972
Place
Marysville, KS · MARYSVILLE, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4279RPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168096

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2632  72/7/24    MARYSVILLE,KANS     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 1426
        TIME - 0930                    N4279R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 561 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARYSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARYSVILLE,KANS             NORTH PLATTE,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- SOFT WET SOD SLOWED TKOF RUN AND HAMPERED BRAKING EFFECT DURG ATMTD ABORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4279R
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marysville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.