SEA69F0006

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Belgrade, MT · June 8, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 8, 1968
Place
Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2835PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109581

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3468   68/6/8  NR.BELGRADE,MONT      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 240
        TIME - 0430                    N2835P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AFTER FORCED LDG DUE FUEL STARVATN,ATTEMPTD TAKOFF FROM 1000 FT FLD,ALFALFA 2 FT HI.WENT IN CANAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2835P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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