NTSB Identification: NYC85LA037.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 26728.
Accident occurred Wednesday, December 05, 1984 in NEW CASTLE, PA
Aircraft: PIPER PA-38-112, registration: N24880
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DRIFT LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY. ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED INVERTED.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TOTAL..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..DIRT BANK/RISING EMBANKMENT
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