- Date
- May 12, 1972
- Place
- Thmpson Flls, MT · THMPSON FLLS, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7788YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0150 72/5/12 THMPSON FLLS,MONT PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 761 TIME - 1030 N7788Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THOMPSON FALLS,MONT KALISPELL,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- LFTOF APRX 1155FT DOWN 2450FT GRASS RWY,LEFT WING,PROP HIT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7788Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thompson Falls
N7788YRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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