- Date
- September 28, 1969
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9245JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159045
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2725 69/9/28 WATERFORD,CONN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 257 TIME - 1600 N9245J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW LONDON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERFORD,CONN WATERFORD,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- DOOR NOT LATCHED PRIOR TO T/O.DURG ATTEMPT TO CLOSE DOOR,L WING WENT DWN,PLT UN RAISE WING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9245J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New London
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Other investigations on N9245J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.