Piper PA-28 N5172L
17 May 1968 · Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1968 at about 12:05 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5172L, operated by Straley Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Vernon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5172L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Straley Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1244
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
EXCEEDED ACFT CAPABILITIES.NEAR MAX WEIGHT, UPSLOPE T/O,2000 FT SOD RNWY, TEMP 60 DEG, WIND CALM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Waterville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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