- Date
- May 15, 1979
- Place
- Fargo, ND · FARGO, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1696HPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790515009449A
- Case key
- 136105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0987 79/5/15 FARGO,ND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N1696H PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HECTOR FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARGO,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1696H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hector Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1696H · 1
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