- Date
- August 2, 1972
- Place
- Haverhill, MA · HAVERHILL, MA
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5813UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167679
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1128 72/8/2 HAVERHILL,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 124 TIME - 1100 N5813U PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVERHILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NASHUA,NH MARLBORO,MASS HAVERHILL,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 110 LBS. PLT RETRACTED FLAPS PREMATURELY. SETTLED INTO ROAD BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5813U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Haverhill
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