19791220040079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tampa, FL · December 20, 1979

Date
December 20, 1979 · 11:20 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Peter O'Knight
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16EC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD22
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,426 total45 in this make and model16 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.

Pilot leaned mixture prior to takeoff from a sea level airport. Engine ran rough & he pulled mixture out further.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEANED MIXTURE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM A SEA LEVEL AIRPORT. ENGINE RAN ROUGH & HE PULLED MIXTURE OUT FURTHER.

NTSB investigation

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