- Date
- February 12, 1978
- Place
- Westerly, RI · WESTERLY, RI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5632ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1930
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780212001819A
- Case key
- 143789
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0322 78/2/12 WESTERLY,RI PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 232 TIME - 1215 N5632Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERLY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTERY,RI STONINGTON,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- SNOW STUCK TO SKI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5632Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westerly
N5632ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-108Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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