NYC69D0395

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Orwigsburg, PA · April 12, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1969
Place
Orwigsburg, PA · ORWIGSBURG, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1750JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185144

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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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3-2242  69/4/12    ORWIGSBURG,PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N1750J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUYLKILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD T/O,STUDENT DID NOT ABORT T/O WHEN REQUESTED BY INSTR PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1750J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Schuylkill

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.