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FAA incident report · Piper PA31 · Santa Ana, CA · April 29, 1979

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Date
April 29, 1979 · 18:20 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
Orange Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27514
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N27514Registration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7852038 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot attempted takeoff with damaged elevator. Damage probably done by line service

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH DAMAGED ELEVATOR. DAMAGE PROBABLY DONE BY LINE SERVICE