- Date
- January 31, 1972
- Place
- Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9457JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0497 72/1/31 ASHLAND,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 11 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N9457J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHLAND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: FLOOR STRUCTURE REMARKS- APPLIED PWR FOR TKOF DRG TURN ONTO RWY,CONTINUED TURNING TOWARD DITCH.COCKPIT HEEL PLATE BENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9457J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover Airport