- Date
- January 16, 1975
- Place
- Estherville, IA · ESTHERVILLE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6671JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750116000469A
- Case key
- 146997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0019 75/1/16 ESTHERVILLE,IA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 45 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N6671J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTHERVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESTHERVILLE,IA SIOUX FALLS,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6671J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estherville Muni
N6671JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6671J · 1
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