- Date
- December 25, 1972
- Place
- Gervais, OR · GERVAIS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6496PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169277
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3866 72/12/25 GERVAIS,OREG PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 140 TIME - 1440 N6496P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GERVAIS,OREG SALEM,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT POST AND CHERRY TREE.FUEL FM LEFT WING CAUGHT FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6496P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6496PRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2020 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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