19791231041679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Whitesburg, KY · December 31, 1979

Date
December 31, 1979 · 10:11 local
Place
Whitesburg, KY
Airport
Whitesburg
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5061S
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FLQ07
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,658 total28 in this make and model36 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.

Lost power on liftoff. Crash-landed on side of runway. Possible propellor malfunction. No engine defects.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON LIFTOFF. CRASH-LANDED ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. POSSIBLE PROPELLOR MALFUNCTION. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

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