ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356719
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| Date: | Sunday 8 September 1996 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7467D |
| MSN: | 18-5796 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palestine, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff from the 1,000 foot, down-hill sloped grass field, the airplane became airborne, but impacted a barbed wire fence at the end of the field. The passenger in the airplane reported that the grass in the field was approximately 2 to 3 feet high. The airplane came to rest in a ditch along the side of the road that the barbed wire fence bordered. Numerous attempts to obtain a completed pilot/operator report of the accident were unsuccessful.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA379
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 September 1985 | N7467D | Mr. Lee Thomas | 0 | Deming, NM | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 10:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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