- Date
- June 4, 1971
- Place
- Bedford, PA · BEDFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4925JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0925 71/6/4 BEDFORD,PA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1503 N4925J PX- 0 3 0 FERRY 24, 1998 TOTAL HOURS, 11 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BEDFORD,PA CLEVELAND,OHIO PITTSBURGH,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 83 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O ABOUT 90 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT WITH INOP RETRACTABLE GR. RWY 1 DEG UPSLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4925J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bedford
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