- Date
- March 11, 1971
- Place
- Alzada, MT · ALZADA, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4532MPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0775 71/3/11 ALZADA,MONT PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 275 TIME - 1600 N4532M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NIXON RANCH,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TKOF ON SOFT,WET RD,HIT DITCH,NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4532M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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