- Date
- August 3, 1975
- Place
- S Deerfield, MA · S DEERFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7279HPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750803022409A
- Case key
- 149935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1966 75/8/3 S DEERFIELD,MA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 175 TIME - 1050 N7279H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURNERS FALLS,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PRACTICE LNDG IN A MEADOW PLT ABORTED TKOF WHEN HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLR TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7279H
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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