- Date
- July 2, 1972
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N601FLPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2328 72/7/2 FITCHBURG,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0830 N601FL PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 31, 2855 TOTAL HOURS, 600 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WORCESTER,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N601FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitchburg
N601FLRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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