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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Maricopa, AZ · February 27, 1979

Date
February 27, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Maricopa, AZ
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6705Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DUJ52
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,034 total72 in this make and model600 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.

Pilot lost control of aircraft on takeoff roll. Veered off strip, struck oil drum , flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL.VEERED OFF STRIP, STRUCK OIL DRUM , FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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