- Date
- June 5, 1977
- Place
- Hudson Falls, NY · HUDSON FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56693Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770605018189A
- Case key
- 147124
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1859 77/6/5 HUDSON FALLS,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 161 TIME - 1530 N56693 PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRONTIER TOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUDSON FALLS,NY PLYMOUTH,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- SHORT FLD TKOF, 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS,ENCTRD CROSSWND LOST ALT.UN CK DSCNT.WIND GUSTING 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56693
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Frontier Town
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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