- Date
- July 20, 1969
- Place
- Bondville, VT · BONDVILLE, VT
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N545RFPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164227
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2468 69/7/20 BONDVILLE,VT PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0840 N545RF PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 2175 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED FOX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BONDVILLE,VT ALBANY,NY 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- T/O MADE UP HILL ON GRASS RWY WITH TAIL WIND.TALL TREES APRX 600FT BEYOND END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N545RF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Red Fox
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