- Date
- January 17, 1975
- Place
- Iroquis, SD · IROQUIS, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5141WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750117000479A
- Case key
- 146958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0057 75/1/17 IROQUIS,SD PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1440 N5141W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IROQUIS,SD HOWARD,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- SNOW CVRD FARM FLD.L MAIN GR CTTD SNOW ACFT PIVOTED WING AND TAIL SKID STRUCK PILE OF FZN SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5141W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5141W · 1
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