NYC67D0582

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Bethlehem, PA · April 19, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1967
Place
Bethlehem, PA · BETHLEHEM, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6400RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178402

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1248  67/4/19    BETHLEHEM,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N6400R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1120 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            620 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHLEHEM-EASTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N6400R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bethlehem-Easton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.