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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31T1 · Martinsville, VA · May 19, 1978

Date
May 19, 1978
Place
Martinsville, VA
Airport
Blue Ridge
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54292
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78FA066
Reported as
Piper PA31T1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,149 total363 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Late abort after recognition of control prob. Elev cont cable bin against lightening hole.

As the FAA filed it

LATE ABORT AFTER RECOGNITION OF CONTROL PROB. ELEV CONT CABLE BIN AGAINST LIGHTENING HOLE.

NTSB investigation

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