SEA71FWA13

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Glenwood, WA · August 21, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1970
Place
Glenwood, WA · GLENWOOD, WA
Injuries
2 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N95052Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189797

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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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3-3363  70/8/21    GLENWOOD,WASH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N95052              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      64, 18400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING L RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENWOOD,WASH               INDEPENDENCE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INST THOUGHT ACFT AIRBORNE AT PREPLANNED ABORT POINT.WIND CALM.

Aircraft

Registration
N95052
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Flying L Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.