19800229004729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Moab, UT · February 29, 1980

Date
February 29, 1980 · 12:20 local
Place
Moab, UT
Airport
Canyonlands
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TWUA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3540T
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80AA026
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,248 total2,014 in this make and model208 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.

Engine lost power on takeoff. Airplane hit ditch off end of airport. Found jet fuel mixed with avgas in tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE HIT DITCH OFF END OF AIRPORT. FOUND JET FUEL MIXED WITH AVGAS IN TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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