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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Vero Beach, FL · September 8, 1979

Date
September 8, 1979 · 14:15 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Indian River Aero
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9225T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLD92
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
555 total1 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Flight instructor and student made premature takeoff. Aircraft settled onto rough ground at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MADE PREMATURE TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ROUGH GROUND AT END OF 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.