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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Grayling, MI · September 2, 1979

Date
September 2, 1979 · 19:15 local
Place
Grayling, MI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4392T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FA071
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
257 total52 in this make and model10 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.

Tried takeoff from short rough rwy. Hit tall trees off end rwy on climbout. Fact; tall grass, no flaps, rwy length.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT ROUGH RWY. HIT TALL TREES OFF END RWY ON CLIMBOUT. FACT; TALL GRASS, NO FLAPS, 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.