Piper PA-28 N5291W
10 July 1974 · Columbia, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 July 1974 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5291W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Columbia, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gebhardt Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5291W
- 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
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1915
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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
TKOF STARTED APRX 790FT FM APCH END OF 3200FT SOD RWY.HIT TREES 1/2 MILE FM RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | Piper Flite | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Warrensburg, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | American Airmo | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Marble Falls, Texas, United States | Aviation Train | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |