Piper PA-28-140 N6575W
18 June 1983 · Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1983 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N6575W, operated by Kenneth Childester, was involved in an accident near Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- 39.6502, -79.6392
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N6575W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenneth Childester
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LIJ03
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A SHORT SOD PRIVATE STRIP. THE PRIVATELY OWNED GRASS STRIP IS APPROX. 800 FEET LONG WITH A 5 DEG UPGRADE FROM THE MIDWAY POINT. THE PILOT SAID HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLIMBFAST ENOUGH SO HE REDUCED POWER AND SETTLED TO THE END OF THE STRIP. HE STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP DUE TO WET GRASS AND THE ACFT KNOCKED DOWN 4 FENCE POSTS AND A CLOTHESLINE POST ALONG WITH 50 FEET OF 4 FOOT HIGH WIRE FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Piper PA-28-180 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28-181 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1983 | Cessna 150 | Petersburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1983 | Cessna 182P | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Bell 47G-3B1 | Pliny, West Virginia, United States | Beartooth Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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| 6 Jun 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Shinnston, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |