- Date
- August 7, 1966
- Place
- Laurel, MT · LAUREL, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6593PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3779 66/8/7 LAUREL MONT PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 200 TIME - 1900 N6593P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAUREL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PILOT TOOK OFF WITH HEAVY LOAD ON RUNWAY WITH 1.89 PCT. UPSLOPE GRADE, 15 KNOT 105 DEG R.CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6593P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laurel
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