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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Front Royal, VA · September 16, 1973

Date
September 16, 1973
Place
Front Royal, VA
Airport
Front Royal Mun
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2547M
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FIA05
Reported as
Piper PA12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total230 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Swerved off runway on take off run struck embankment.

As the FAA filed it

SWERVED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKE OFF RUN STRUCK EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.