19791224034379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Alma, MI · December 24, 1979

Date
December 24, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place
Alma, MI
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2807Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DEM10
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
233 total188 in this make and model14 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.

Attempted takeoff on farm road with gusty crosswind. Veered off road into soft field. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON FARM ROAD WITH GUSTY CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF ROAD INTO SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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