- Date
- January 23, 1979
- Place
- Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N62482Piper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0105 79/1/23 SPRINGFIELD,MO PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1950 TIME - 1930 N62482 PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,MO BENTONVILLE,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- SOME R/W LGTS NOT VISABLE DUE TO SNOW BANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62482
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Springfield Muni
N62482Registration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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