- Date
- March 20, 1977
- Place
- Spirit Lake, IA · SPIRIT LAKE, IA
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8623PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770320022989A
- Case key
- 152475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2448 77/3/20 SPIRIT LAKE,IA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1370 TIME - 0815 N8623P PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 809 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SPIRIT LAKE,IA RETURN SIOUX FALLS,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ABOUT 50 LBS OVER WT NOT ENCL ICE ON WINGS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8623P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spirit Lake
N8623PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.