- Date
- May 2, 1971
- Place
- Edinboro, PA · EDINBORO, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1836TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160298
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0126 71/5/2 EDINBORO,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N1836T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CULBERTSON HILLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDINBORO,PA PORT HURON,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAIN R GR HIT ROCK.ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1836T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Culbertson Hills
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