- Date
- November 24, 1969
- Place
- Pittsfield, ME · PITTSFIELD, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7577RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3156 69/11/24 PITTSFIELD,ME PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1705 N7577R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ELY,VT BELFAST,ME LEBANON,NH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- PLT TAXIED ON ICED PORTION OF RWY NEAR END.UN STOP.ACFT ROLLED OVR 10FT BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7577R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pittsfield
N7577RRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N7577R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.