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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Hadley, MI · May 4, 1980

Date
May 4, 1980 · 17:55 local
Place
Hadley, MI
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8138D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEC16
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
128 total128 in this make and model9 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 attempted takeoff from unimproved field. Takeoff was aborted too late & aircraft hit trees at end of field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM UNIMPROVED FIELD. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED TOO LATE & AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AT END OF FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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