- Date
- August 17, 1974
- Place
- Minersville, PA · MINERSVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N168WGrumman G-73
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740817026969A
- Case key
- 134388
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2503 74/8/17 MINERSVILLE,PA GRUMMAN G-73 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 3750 TIME - 1415 N168W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 875 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE ZERBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINERSVILLE,PA OTTAWA,ONT,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- AFT PART OF HULL DRAGGED ON GND.NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A SMALL ROCK PILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N168W
- Reported as
- Grumman G-73
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Joe Zerby
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.