- Date
- October 27, 1978
- Place
- Great Bend, PA · GREAT BEND, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5622WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781027033299A
- Case key
- 138932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2784 78/10/27 GREAT BEND,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 80 TOTAL TIME - 2300 N5622W PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRKWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KIRKWOOD,NY UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER TRACK ON TAKEOFF.COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN.URINE ALCOHOL 78MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5622W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kirkwood
N5622WRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2012 · Piper PA-28-160Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5622W · 1
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