Piper PA28 N7450R
24 December 2019 · Cortland, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 December 2019 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N7450R was involved in an accident near Cortland, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cortland, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cortland County-Chase Field (N03)
- Coordinates
- 42.5928, -76.2150
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N7450R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1966
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cortland → Cortland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA110
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a snowbank and a subsequent nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot reported that, while practicing a soft-field takeoff, the airplane entered ground effect and drifted left of the runway centerline. The airplane continued to drift left, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and right wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2019 | Piper PA28 | Miami, Florida, United States | Osorio Aviation Corp | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2019 | Piper PA28 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Jun 2019 | Piper PA28 | Mandal, Norway | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Piper PA28 | Fairhope, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Piper PA28 | Milton, Florida, United States | Trident Aircraft | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2019 | Bell 206 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Howard Steven C SUPER | Norwich, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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