- Date
- January 6, 1971
- Place
- Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7249FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160010
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0395 71/1/6 PLYMOUTH,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N7249F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 3684 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1068 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH MUN. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH WEYMOUTH,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NIGHT LDG INSTRUCTION DID NOT USE LDG LGTS.LNDD L OF RWY CTR HIT SNOW BANK L GR SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7249F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plymouth Mun.
N7249FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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