- Date
- December 1, 1973
- Place
- Cuba, MO · CUBA, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6554JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731201040759A
- Case key
- 187587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3766 73/12/1 CUBA,MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N6554J PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUTTERBUGS ROOST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUBA,MO ST LOUIS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- 40DEG FLAP TKOF,DRIFTED INTO WIRES.CONTINUED 3/4MI NORTH.APCH TO OPEN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6554J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flutterbugs Roost
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.