Piper PA-22 N3553P
16 April 1978 · Lacey Springs, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1978 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3553P was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lacey Springs, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lacey Springs, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vallhermoso Spngs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N3553P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- North Huntsville, al → North Huntsville, al
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1323
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
PLT ABORTED TAKEOFF UPON HEARING NOISE FROM UNDET SOURCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Star Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
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