- Date
- February 7, 1967
- Place
- Royal City, WA · ROYAL CITY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4619PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118922
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0451 67/2/7 ROYAL CITY,WASH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1912 TIME - 2235 N4619P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROYAL CITY AIRSTR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- UNLIGHTED,UNPAVED,AIRSTRIP.ACFT VEERED FROM RNWY ONTO RNWY SHOULDER AND NOSE GEAR FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4619P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Royal City Airstr
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