19790107000439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28151 · Oak Harbor, WA · January 7, 1979

Date
January 7, 1979 · 14:15 local
Place
Oak Harbor, WA
Airport
Oak Harbor
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38373
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYE10
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
111 total48 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Paraplegic pilot has a STC for hand operated rudder control. Directional control lost. No control manfunction found

As the FAA filed it

PARAPLEGIC PILOT HAS A STC FOR HAND OPERATED RUDDER CONTROL. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST. NO CONTROL MANFUNCTION FOUND

NTSB investigation

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