- Date
- October 22, 1977
- Place
- Klamath Falls, OR · KLAMATH FALLS, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N812PCPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771022033679A
- Case key
- 144185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3883 77/10/22 KLAMATH FALLS,OR PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 500 TIME - 1215 N812PC PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSLEY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KLAMATH FALLS,OR RENO,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT CLRD FOR TKOF ON 36,USED CLOSED RWY 7.STRUCK CONSTRUCTION SITE BARRIER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N812PC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kingsley Field
N812PCRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Piper PA-32R-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N812PC · 1
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