UNK65X1172

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Opelousas, LA · December 28, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 28, 1964
Place
Opelousas, LA · OPELOUSAS, LA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6994PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180419

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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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3-3903  64/12/28   OPELOUSAS LA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1100
        TIME - 1330                    N6994P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N6994P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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