- Date
- May 12, 1974
- Place
- Tecumseh, NE · TECUMSEH, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9258JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740512012859A
- Case key
- 124289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1272 74/5/12 TECUMSEH,NEBR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1428 N9258J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW TECUMSEH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TECUMSEH,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- ARPT UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOT MARKED AS CLOSED RWY.SOFT WITH TALL GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9258J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Tecumseh Muni
N9258JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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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.