- Date
- March 23, 1967
- Place
- Pt.Townsend, WA · PT.TOWNSEND, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32896Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0292 67/3/23 PT.TOWNSEND, WASH PIPER J5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N32896 PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW LEVEL TURN TO AVOID RISING TERRAIN.ACFT NEAR GROSS WT. CARB HEAT FULL ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32896
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jefferson County
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