Piper PA-28R N5061S
31 December 1979 · Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1979 at about 10:11 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N5061S was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whitesburg Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N5061S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3549
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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
RIFTED L AFTER TKOF, CORR WITH RUDDER. RAISED FLAPS, LEVELED OFF AT 60FT, CONTACTED TREES.NO MALF FND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aviatn | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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