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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32/ · Blue Bell, PA · July 12, 1979

Date
July 12, 1979 · 14:45 local
Place
Blue Bell, PA
Airport
Wings
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N720JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA051
Reported as
Piper PA32/
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total4 in this make and model23 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.

Made early lift-off from rough runway on hot day. Over gross. Did not attain climb speed. Crashed off end runway.

As the FAA filed it

MADE EARLY LIFT-OFF FROM ROUGH RUNWAY ON HOT DAY. OVER GROSS. DID NOT ATTAIN CLIMB SPEED. CRASHED OFF END RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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