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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Crown Point, IN · August 12, 1979

Date
August 12, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
Crown Point, IN
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1981T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FET28
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
610 total590 in this make and model18 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.

Premature liftoff from short grass field. Bounced off rise in rwy. Settled into corn. Flipped. Factor; use of flaps

As the FAA filed it

PREMATURE LIFTOFF FROM SHORT GRASS FIELD. BOUNCED OFF RISE IN RWY. SETTLED INTO CORN. FLIPPED. FACTOR; USE OF FLAPS

NTSB investigation

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