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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Ft Worth, TX · May 12, 1980

Date
May 12, 1980 · 06:45 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Mangham
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SAPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27754
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA073
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total100 in this make and model200 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.

Takeoff on short runway with standing water and over gross weight. Hit powerline and trees off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

TAKEOFF ON SHORT RUNWAY WITH STANDING WATER AND OVER GROSS WEIGHT. HIT POWERLINE AND TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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