19790316004819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Sidney, OH · March 16, 1979

Date
March 16, 1979 · 07:15 local
Place
Sidney, OH
Airport
Sidney
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31996
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEK08
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
333 total9 in this make and model9 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 unable to control aircraft during takeoff, due to restricted steering and frost.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF, DUE TO RESTRICTED STEERING AND FROST.

NTSB investigation

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

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