19790817020889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Hartington, NE · August 17, 1979

Date
August 17, 1979 · 18:25 local
Place
Hartington, NE
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N754WW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79DCJ37
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
84 total77 in this make and model77 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.

Lifted off short runway. Acft failed to climb. Settled into corn field at end of rwy. Density altitude, rwy length

As the FAA filed it

LIFTED OFF SHORT RUNWAY. ACFT FAILED TO CLIMB. SETTLED INTO CORN FIELD AT END OF RWY. DENSITY ALTITUDE, RWY LENGTH

NTSB investigation

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