- Date
- October 13, 1971
- Place
- Morganton, NC · MORGANTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6915WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163921
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3456 71/10/13 MORGANTON,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0645 N6915W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 1077 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 630 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGANTON,NC COLUMBIA,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP ON TKOF ROLL,PLT COULD NOT STOP ACFT. HIT DYKE AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6915W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Silver Creek
N6915WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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